CT 55, 079 (P314470)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 056009Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (contract for sale (?) of sheep)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
37.0 mm × 56.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 56.0 wide
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primary: CT 55, 79
[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.
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citation: PIHANS 80, 484
[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.
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citation: NABU 1995/055
[Zawadzki1995NABU55] Zawadzki, Stefan. 1995. “Chronology of the Reigns of Nebuchadnezzar III and Nebuchadnezzar IV.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1995.
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- Museum No.: BM 056009
- Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0368
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nebuchadnezzar4.01.--.09
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| 2026-02-19 at 19:23:08 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2026-02-16 at 14:47:27 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-12-30 at 11:36:07 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-11-17 at 17:47:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-12-06 at 16:54:43 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2022-11-09 at 23:28:27 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune | Achemenet | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Achemenet (3577061) (3577061)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.56009) (BM.56009)
- British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-368) (W_1882-0714-368)
Cite this Artifacts
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-25]},
year = {2026},
month = {feb 19},
title = {CT 55, 079 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P314470},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314470},
}
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