Edinburgh 72 (P453186)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1889.105

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Xerxes.02.03.18
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P453186
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P453186

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	44.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number	NMS A.1889.105
Accession Number

References

primary: Edinburgh, 72

[Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.
citation: PIHANS 80, 494

[Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.
citation: AfO 50 (pp. 150-173), 170

[Waerzeggers2003AfO50] Waerzeggers, Caroline. 2003-2004. “The Babylonian Revolts against Xerxes and the ‘End of Archives.’” Archiv Für Orientforschung 50: 150–73.

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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-06 at 15:57:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-15 at 15:22:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-22 at 11:08:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2013-06-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Reid, Nicholas; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Edinburgh 72 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P453186.

Edinburgh 72 artifact entry (No. P453186). (2026, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453186 (Original work published 2013)

Edinburgh 72 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453186 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Edinburgh 72 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P453186.

Edinburgh 72 artifact entry (No. P453186). (2026, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453186 (Original work published 2013)

Edinburgh 72 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453186 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 6},
	title = {Edinburgh 72 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453186},
}

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