BM 055777 (P579551)

Legal 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055777

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.22.12.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P579551
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P579551

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 055777
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 0135

References

primary: AOAT 315, no. 76

[Jankovic2004AOAT315] Janković, Bojana. 2004. Vogelzucht Und Vogelfang in Sippar Im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 315. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-01 at 16:45:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-01 at 16:44:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-28 at 15:18:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-19 at 09:47:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 055777 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P579551.

BM 055777 artifact entry (No. P579551). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579551 (Original work published 2025)

BM 055777 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579551 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579551},
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 055777 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P579551.

BM 055777 artifact entry (No. P579551). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P579551 (Original work published 2025)

BM 055777 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P579551 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 055777 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P579551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P579551},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P579551
LB  - CDLI:P579551
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - BM 055777 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P579551
ER  -