CT 55, 462 (P314855)

Business / Contracts 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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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 057138

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract for delivery of carcasses)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 40.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Legal > Business / Contracts (Contract for delivery of carcasses)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P314855

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 40.0 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 057138
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 1546

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Achemenet (Achemenet) 3846409
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.57138
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-1546

References

  • primary: CT 55, 462

    [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, 27

    [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.

  • citation: AOAT 291, section 5.2.7

    [DaRiva2002AOAT291] Da Riva, Rocío. 2002. “Der Ebabbar-Tempel von Sippar in Frühneubabylonischer Zeit (640-580 v.Chr.),” Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 291.

  • citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.17.13

    [Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-09 at 18:12:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-02-20 at 17:36:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-02-04 at 10:59:07 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
2025-11-20 at 19:15:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-18 at 15:03:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-06 at 18:00:47 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, 462 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314855.
CT 55, 462 artifact entry (No. P314855). (2026, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314855 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 462 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314855 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 462 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P314855.
CT 55, 462 artifact entry (No. P314855). (2026, April 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314855 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 462 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314855 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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