CT 56, 149 (P366464)
Receipt tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 057593Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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Seal information:
cylinder seal C03a;
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative > Receipt
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: CT 56, 149
[Pinches1982CT56] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1982. Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 56. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
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history: Nisaba 20, 454, seal C03a
[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.
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history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 370
[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.
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citation: JCS 41 (pp. 199-216), 202
[Peat1989JCS41] Peat, Jerome A. 1989. “Cyrus ‘King of Lands,’ Cambyses ‘King of Babylon’: The Disputed Co-Regency.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 41 (2): 199–216.
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- Museum No.: BM 057593
- Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 2004
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Cyrus & Cambyses.01.02.07
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.57593) (BM.57593)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-2004) (W_1882-0714-2004)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
year = {2025},
month = {dec 18},
title = {CT 56, 149 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P366464},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366464},
}
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