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CT 55, 726 (P315119)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 055907

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

26.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 37.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AOAT 315, no. 39

[Jankovic2004AOAT315] Janković, Bojana. 2004. Vogelzucht Und Vogelfang in Sippar Im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 315. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
primary: CT 55, 726

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 055907
Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0266

Provenience

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

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Cyrus2.03.12b.16
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-01 at 16:45:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-01 at 16:44:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-16 at 09:03:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-06 at 16:54:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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 (4167280) (4167280)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.55907) (BM.55907)
British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-266) (W_1882-0714-266)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 726 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P315119.

CT 55, 726 artifact entry (No. P315119). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315119 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 726 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315119 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315119},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 55, 726 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P315119.

CT 55, 726 artifact entry (No. P315119). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P315119 (Original work published 2006)

CT 55, 726 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P315119 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P315119},
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