CT 55, 020 (P314411)

Letter 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 056340

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 45.0 wide
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  • primary: CT 55, 20

    [Pinches1982CT55] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1982. Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 55. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 13

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 056340
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 19:52:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 14:49:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-11-09 at 23:28:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune Achemenet Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026850 (composite) (P555395) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 55, 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P314411.
CT 55, 020 artifact entry (No. P314411). (2024, December 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314411 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314411 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
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	month = {dec 25},
	title = {CT 55, 020 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314411},
}


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