CT 55, 281 (P314672)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 055939Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
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43.0 mm × 59.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 59.0 wide
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- Genre(s): Administrative
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primary: CT 55, 281
[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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- Museum No.: BM 055939
- Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0298
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Cyrus2.08.04.23
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-12-16 at 09:03:35 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-06 at 16:54:43 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | 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 | 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 | Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune | Achemenet | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2006-03-03 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Achemenet (3702778) (3702778)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.55939) (BM.55939)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-298) (W_1882-0714-298)
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Cite this Artifact
“CT 55, 281 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314672.
CT 55, 281 artifact entry (No. P314672). (2025, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314672 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 281 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314672 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).
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