CT 55, 085 (P314476)

Administrative 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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055797

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

-

Measurements

46.0 mm × 62.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P314476

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 62.0 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 055797
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 0155

External resources

References

  • primary: CT 55, 85

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-11-30 at 17:23:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-06 at 16:54:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2022-11-09 at 23:28:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune Achemenet Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314476.
CT 55, 085 artifact entry (No. P314476). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314476 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 085 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314476 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 085 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 30, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314476.
CT 55, 085 artifact entry (No. P314476). (2025, November 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314476 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 085 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314476 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 30},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314476},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314476},
}

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