CT 55, 638 (P315031)

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 056520

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 dead sheep)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 43.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 43.0 wide
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  • primary: CT 55, 638

    [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, 63

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 056520
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0896

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-02-07 at 14:30:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-02-05 at 11:36:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-02-05 at 11:30:40 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
2025-11-19 at 19:32:50 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 638 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P315031.
CT 55, 638 artifact entry (No. P315031). (2026, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315031 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 638 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315031 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315031},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 638 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P315031.
CT 55, 638 artifact entry (No. P315031). (2026, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315031 (Original work published 2006)
CT 55, 638 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315031 (Accessed: February 25, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315031},
}

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