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CT 55, 301 (P314692)

Receipt 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 056379

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for gold)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

21.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 21.0 high × 34.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for gold)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 55, 301

[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, 385-391

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 056379
Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0751

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.06.01.03
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-07 at 14:30:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-30 at 19:50:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-30 at 19:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-20 at 19:15:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-05 at 20:13:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2022-11-09 at 23:28:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune	Achemenet	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-03-03 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Achemenet (3742626) (3742626)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.56379) (BM.56379)
British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-751) (W_1882-0714-751)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 301 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314692.

CT 55, 301 artifact entry (No. P314692). (2026, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314692 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 301 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314692 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	title = {CT 55, 301 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314692},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 301 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314692.

CT 55, 301 artifact entry (No. P314692). (2026, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314692 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 301 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314692 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2026},
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	title = {CT 55, 301 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314692},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314692},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/10/
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