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CT 22, pl. 43, 236 (P365713)

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 060732

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., 43, 236

[Thompson1906CT22] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1906. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 22.
history: Nisaba 20, 68

[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: Camb., 138

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

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 060732
Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 00706

Provenience

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

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Cambyses2.02.11.03
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-20 at 10:12:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2025-06-21 at 16:03:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-29 at 10:45:20	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
2024-12-23 at 17:00:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-20 at 14:23:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-06 at 11:33:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-12-05 at 12:14:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	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.60732) (BM.60732)
The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0918-706) (W_1882-0918-706)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026854 (composite) (P555603)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 22, Pl. 43, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365713.

CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry (No. P365713). (2025, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365713 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365713 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365713},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 22, Pl. 43, 236 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P365713.

CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry (No. P365713). (2025, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365713 (Original work published 2007)

CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365713 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2025CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365713},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/20/
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LB  - CDLI:P365713
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - CT 22, pl. 43, 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365713
ER  -