CT 55, 289 (P314680)

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

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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055941

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

28.0 mm × 43.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P314680

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 43.0 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 055941
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 0300

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Achemenet (Achemenet) 3702802
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.55941
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-300

References

  • primary: CT 55, 289

    [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, 30, 385-391, 557

    [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 Action
2026-02-04 at 11:01:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2026-01-30 at 19:52:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-30 at 19:50:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-28 at 17:25:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-28 at 17:24:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-16 at 09:03:35 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 13:32:21 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, 289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314680.
CT 55, 289 artifact entry (No. P314680). (2026, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314680 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 289 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314680 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 289 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314680.
CT 55, 289 artifact entry (No. P314680). (2026, February 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314680 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 289 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314680 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314680},
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