CT 22, pl. 18, 088 (P365565)

Letter 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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Metadata history
Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 075492

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026854 (composite) (P555603) S026854 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026864 (composite) (P555636) S026864 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Cambyses; Darius

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P365565

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 075492
Accession Number 1883-01-18 AH, 0827

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.75492
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1883-0118-AH-827

References

  • primary: CT 22, pl., 18, 088

    [Thompson1906CT22] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1906. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 22.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 137

    [Altavilla2009Nisaba20] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2009. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 1: Sippar. Nisaba 20. Messina.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 377

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

  • history: Camb., 347

    [Strassmaier1890Camb] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cambyses, König von Babylon (529-521 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-27 at 17:42:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-20 at 18:01:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-31 at 12:43:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-29 at 10:45:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-20 at 14:23:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:42:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-05 at 16:15:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 22, Pl. 18, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P365565.
CT 22, pl. 18, 088 artifact entry (No. P365565). (2026, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365565 (Original work published 2007)
CT 22, pl. 18, 088 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365565 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365565},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 22, Pl. 18, 088 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 27, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P365565.
CT 22, pl. 18, 088 artifact entry (No. P365565). (2026, January 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365565 (Original work published 2007)
CT 22, pl. 18, 088 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365565 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	title = {CT 22, pl. 18, 088 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365565},
}


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