CT 56, 643 (P366958)

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 056214

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

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 56, 643

    [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.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 106

    [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, 304

    [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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  • Museum No.: BM 056214
  • Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 0575

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-21 at 11:32:00 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-18 at 09:22:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:28:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 56, 643 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P366958.
CT 56, 643 artifact entry (No. P366958). (2024, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P366958 (Original work published 2007)
CT 56, 643 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P366958 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P366958},
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