MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 80 (P554910)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 077850Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
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AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact Preservation: 80
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primary: MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar, 80
[MacGinnis1995LetterOrdersSippar] MacGinnis, John. 1995. Letter Orders from Sippar and the Administration of the Ebabbara in the Late-Babylonian Period. Poznań : Bonami.
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history: Nisaba 20, 307
[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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history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 468
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 077850
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Darius
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| 2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-20 at 12:05:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-20 at 11:33:15 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-20 at 10:17:11 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-19 at 16:53:38 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-19 at 11:15:59 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-12 at 11:05:32 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
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| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024MacGinnis,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-10]},
year = {2024},
month = {dec 27},
title = {MacGinnis {Letter} {Orders} from {Sippar} 80 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P554910},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554910},
}
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