ASJ 15, 105 (P430947)

Legal 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 064650

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (manumission of royal slave)

Language(s)

-

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal (manumission of royal slave)
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  • primary: ASJ 15, p.99-106, p. 105

    [MacGinnis1993manumission] MacGinnis, John. 1993. “The Manumission of a Royal Slave.” Acta Sumerologica 15: 99–106.

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 144

    [Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 291

    [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 064650
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-01 at 11:20:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-08-21 at 15:13:02 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
2023-02-07 at 08:33:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Ozaki Tohru; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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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 Artifact

“ASJ 15, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P430947.
ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry (No. P430947). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430947 (Original work published 2012)
ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430947 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430947},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ASJ 15, 105 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P430947.
ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry (No. P430947). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430947 (Original work published 2012)
ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430947 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430947},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P430947
LB  - CDLI:P430947
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - ASJ 15, 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430947
ER  - 
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