BM 049569 (P572044)

Account tablet 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 049569

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (Account of barley and seasme)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account (Account of barley and seasme)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabopolassar.16.08.26
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572044
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P572044

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 049569
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0560

References

citation: AOAT 291, section 6.4.1

[DaRiva2002AOAT291] Da Riva, Rocío. 2002. “Der Ebabbar-Tempel von Sippar in Frühneubabylonischer Zeit (640-580 v.Chr.),” Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 291.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-10 at 13:41:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-08 at 10:12:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-08 at 10:10:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-01 at 16:06:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-24 at 16:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 049569 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572044.

BM 049569 artifact entry (No. P572044). (2026, April 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572044 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049569 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572044 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 049569 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572044.

BM 049569 artifact entry (No. P572044). (2026, April 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572044 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049569 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572044 (Accessed: November 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 10},
	title = {BM 049569 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572044},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572044},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P572044
M1  - 2026/11/4/
TI  - BM 049569 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P572044
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