CT 55, 072 (P314463)

Administrative 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055950

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.02.--.-- ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P314463
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P314463

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 37.0 mm
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 055950
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 0309

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Achemenet (Achemenet)	3577040
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.55950
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-309

References

primary: AOAT 315, no. 40

[Jankovic2004AOAT315] Janković, Bojana. 2004. Vogelzucht Und Vogelfang in Sippar Im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 315. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
primary: CT 55, 72

[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.
citation: PIHANS 80, 29

[Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-04 at 10:59:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-04 at 10:57:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-04 at 10:52:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2025-12-16 at 09:03:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-06 at 16:54:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2022-11-09 at 23:28:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune	Achemenet	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314463.

CT 55, 072 artifact entry (No. P314463). (2026, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314463 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 072 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314463 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314463.

CT 55, 072 artifact entry (No. P314463). (2026, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314463 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 072 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314463 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	month = {feb 4},
	title = {CT 55, 072 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314463},
}

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