Kaskal 6, 162 no. 1 (P584663)

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 064863

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	Cambyses2.03.09.18
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P584663
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P584663

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 064863
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 04844

References

primary: Kaskal 6 (pp. 151-214), 162 no. 1

[Tarasewicz2009Kaskal6] Tarasewicz, Radosław. 2009. “Bird Breeding In Neo-Babylonian Sippar.” Kaskal. Rivista Di Storia, Ambiente e Culture Del Vicino Oriente Antico 6: 151–214.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-15 at 19:59:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-20 at 11:41:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-02 at 16:41:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Kaskal 6, 162 No. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584663.

Kaskal 6, 162 no. 1 artifact entry (No. P584663). (2026, January 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584663 (Original work published 2025)

Kaskal 6, 162 no. 1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584663 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Kaskal 6, 162 No. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 15, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584663.

Kaskal 6, 162 no. 1 artifact entry (No. P584663). (2026, January 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584663 (Original work published 2025)

Kaskal 6, 162 no. 1 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584663 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P584663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P584663},
}

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