CT 56, 284 (P366599)

Administrative 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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 056795

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.36.10.02
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P366599
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P366599

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 056795
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 1203

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.56795
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1882-0714-1203

References

primary: CT 56, 284

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-03 at 19:25:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-30 at 17:23:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-15 at 18:26:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	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

Cite this Artifacts

“CT 56, 284 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P366599.

CT 56, 284 artifact entry (No. P366599). (2026, February 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366599 (Original work published 2007)

CT 56, 284 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366599 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 56, 284 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P366599.

CT 56, 284 artifact entry (No. P366599). (2026, February 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366599 (Original work published 2007)

CT 56, 284 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366599 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366599},
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