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CT 22, pl. 31, 165 (P365642)

Letter 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 074350

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CT 22, pl., 31, 165

[Thompson1906CT22] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1906. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 22.
history: Nbn., 574

[Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 074350
Accession No.: 1882-09-18A, 0070

Provenience

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

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: Nabonidus.11.12.09
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-24 at 11:14:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 09:27:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-06 at 11:33:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-28 at 16:37:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-28 at 16:34:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.74350) (BM.74350)
British Museum Collection (W_1882-0918-A-70) (W_1882-0918-A-70)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 22, Pl. 31, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365642.

CT 22, pl. 31, 165 artifact entry (No. P365642). (2025, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365642 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 31, 165 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365642 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {CT 22, pl. 31, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365642},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 22, Pl. 31, 165 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 24, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365642.

CT 22, pl. 31, 165 artifact entry (No. P365642). (2025, November 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365642 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 31, 165 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365642 (Accessed: March 7, 2026).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 24},
	title = {CT 22, pl. 31, 165 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365642},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/7/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365642
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