CT 55, 133 (P314524)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 057251

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

34.0 mm × 75.0 mm

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 75.0 wide
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  • primary: CT 55, 133

    [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, 345

    [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.

  • citation: PIHANS 80, 30

    [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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  • Museum No.: BM 057251
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 1659

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-04 at 10:57:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-02-04 at 10:52:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-27 at 17:42:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-11-20 at 19:15:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-01-02 at 12:13:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:37:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:32:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 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

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026877 (composite) (P555753) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314524.
CT 55, 133 artifact entry (No. P314524). (2026, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314524 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 133 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314524 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 4},
	title = {CT 55, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314524},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/4/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P314524
LB  - CDLI:P314524
M1  - 2026/2/27/
TI  - CT 55, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314524
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314524.
CT 55, 133 artifact entry (No. P314524). (2026, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314524 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 133 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314524 (Accessed: February 27, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-27]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 4},
	title = {CT 55, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314524},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/4/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P314524
LB  - CDLI:P314524
M1  - 2026/2/27/
TI  - CT 55, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P314524
ER  -
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