CT 22, pl. 27, 140 (P365617)

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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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 074741

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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stamp seal
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: CT 22, pl., 27, 140

[Thompson1906CT22] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1906. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 22.
history: Nisaba 20, 8, seal C09

[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, 369

[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: Cyr., 371

[Strassmaier1890Cyrus] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cyrus, König von Babylon (538-529 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 074741
Accession No.: 1883-01-18 AH, 0059

Provenience

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

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-02-05 at 09:35:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-20 at 14:23:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-11 at 19:42:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-06 at 11:33:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-04 at 09:55:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.74741) (BM.74741)
The British Museum Collection (W_1883-0118-AH-59) (W_1883-0118-AH-59)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	-	-

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 22, Pl. 27, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365617.

CT 22, pl. 27, 140 artifact entry (No. P365617). (2025, February 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365617 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 27, 140 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365617 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 5},
	title = {CT 22, pl. 27, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365617},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 22, Pl. 27, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365617.

CT 22, pl. 27, 140 artifact entry (No. P365617). (2025, February 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365617 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 27, 140 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365617 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 5},
	title = {CT 22, pl. 27, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365617},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/2/
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