CT 22, pl. 38, 207 (P365684)

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 074730

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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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: CT 22, pl., 38, 207

[Thompson1906CT22] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1906. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 22.
history: Nisaba 20, 77, seal A38

[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, 328

[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: Nbn., 1134

[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

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 074730
Accession No.: 1883-01-18 AH, 0048

Provenience

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

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Cyrus or Cambyses.--.12.13
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-26 at 10:22:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-25 at 19:42:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-01 at 19:04:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-20 at 14:23:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-11 at 19:42:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10	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 17:33:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51	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.74730) (BM.74730)
British Museum Collection (W_1883-0118-AH-48) (W_1883-0118-AH-48)

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 Artifacts

“CT 22, Pl. 38, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365684.

CT 22, pl. 38, 207 artifact entry (No. P365684). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365684 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 38, 207 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365684 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 22, Pl. 38, 207 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 26, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365684.

CT 22, pl. 38, 207 artifact entry (No. P365684). (2025, November 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365684 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 38, 207 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365684 (Accessed: February 23, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365684},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365684},
}

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