CT 55, 489 (P314882)

Administrative 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 057371

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

50.0 mm × 87.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P314882
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P314882

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	50.0 mm × 87.0 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 057371
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 1779

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Achemenet (Achemenet)	3852091
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.57371
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-1779

References

primary: CT 55, 489

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-20 at 19:15:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	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

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 489 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314882.

CT 55, 489 artifact entry (No. P314882). (2025, November 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314882 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 489 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314882 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 489 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P314882.

CT 55, 489 artifact entry (No. P314882). (2025, November 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P314882 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 489 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P314882 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 20},
	title = {CT 55, 489 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P314882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P314882},
}

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