Cyr. 81 (P554422)

Letter 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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 075909

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Cyr., 81

    [Strassmaier1890Cyrus] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cyrus, König von Babylon (538-529 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 47

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 075909
  • Accession No.: 1883-01-18 AH, 1264

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-26 at 16:29:30 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 11:53:26 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-22 at 19:35:48 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-04 at 19:28:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“Cyr. 81 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P554422.
Cyr. 81 artifact entry (No. P554422). (2024, December 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554422 (Original work published 2024)
Cyr. 81 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554422 (Accessed: July 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 26},
	title = {Cyr. 81 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554422},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554422},
}


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