NABU 2018/081 1 (P512854)

Medical artifact excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 059626

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Medical (medical)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P512854
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P512854

Physical information

Artifact type
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 059626
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 4036

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-4036

References

primary: NABU 2018/081, 1

[Stadhouders2018NABU81] Stadhouders, Henry. 2018. “A Posological Curiosity: The Date Stone as a Unit of Measurement (Being an Edition of BM 59626; Ft. BM 40051, 54914, 59623, 64526).” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2018 (3).

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-27 at 11:27:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-05 at 20:21:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-10-03 at 12:54:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-11-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“NABU 2018/081 1 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512854.

NABU 2018/081 1 artifact entry (No. P512854). (2026, February 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512854 (Original work published 2018)

NABU 2018/081 1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512854 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“NABU 2018/081 1 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P512854.

NABU 2018/081 1 artifact entry (No. P512854). (2026, February 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512854 (Original work published 2018)

NABU 2018/081 1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512854 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512854},
}

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