CT 56, 382 (P366697)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 057292

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P366697

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive Ebabbar
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 057292
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 1699

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.57292
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-1699

References

  • primary: CT 56, 382

    [Pinches1982CT56] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1982. Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 56. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 348

    [Altavilla2009Nisaba20] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2009. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 1: Sippar. Nisaba 20. Messina.

  • citation: OBO 218, n. 371

    [Zawadzki2006OBO218] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006. Garments of the Gods: Vol. 1 Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218. Academic Press Fribourg Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-13 at 15:43:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-24 at 20:15:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-16 at 09:03:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:37:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:32:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 56, 382 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P366697.
CT 56, 382 artifact entry (No. P366697). (2026, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366697 (Original work published 2007)
CT 56, 382 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366697 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	month = {mar 13},
	title = {CT 56, 382 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366697},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/13/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CT 56, 382 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 56, 382 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P366697.
CT 56, 382 artifact entry (No. P366697). (2026, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366697 (Original work published 2007)
CT 56, 382 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366697 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 13},
	title = {CT 56, 382 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P366697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/13/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P366697
LB  - CDLI:P366697
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CT 56, 382 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P366697
ER  -
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