MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 (P554855)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 061937

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
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
CDLI Seals 026860 (composite) (P555632) S026860 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Darius
CDLI Seals 026882 (composite) (P555758) S026882 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Darius
CDLI Seals 026887 (composite) (P555763) S026887 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Darius

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P554855

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 061937
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar, 46

    [MacGinnis1995LetterOrdersSippar] MacGinnis, John. 1995. Letter Orders from Sippar and the Administration of the Ebabbara in the Late-Babylonian Period. Poznań : Bonami.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 220

    [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.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 437

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

  • citation: PIHANS 80, 32, 72, 94, 256

    [Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-03 at 10:09:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-27 at 15:59:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-28 at 17:36:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-03 at 16:54:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-03 at 11:13:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-31 at 08:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-27 at 12:06:45 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
2024-12-22 at 11:56:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-22 at 11:40:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-19 at 10:35:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-12 at 11:05:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554855.
MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 artifact entry (No. P554855). (2026, February 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554855 (Original work published 2024)
MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554855 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554855.
MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 artifact entry (No. P554855). (2026, February 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554855 (Original work published 2024)
MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 46 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554855 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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