JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ (P500435)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 046799 + BM 046928 + BM 047309

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (sale)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts (sale)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P500435

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 046799 + BM 046928 + BM 047309
Accession Number 1881-08-30, 0265 + 1881-08-30, 0394 + 1881-08-30, 0831

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.46799
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1881-0830-265

References

  • primary: JCS 62 (pp. 95-104), 096-102 BM 046799+

    [Nielsen2010JCS62] Nielsen, John P. 2010. “Three Early Neo-Babylonian Tablets Belonging to Bēl-Ēṭir of the Miṣirāya Kin Group.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 62 (1): 95–104. https://doi.org/10.1086/jcs41103874.

  • citation: JCS 35 (pp. 1-90), K.59

    [Brinkman1983JCS35] Brinkman, John A., and Douglas A. Kennedy. 1983. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: A Survey of Dated Babylonian Economic Texts, 721-626 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 35 (1–2): 1–90.

  • citation: NABU 2006/044

    [Nielsen2006NABU44] Nielsen, John P. 2006. “Additions to Michael Jursa’s Neo-Babylonian Legal and Administrative Documents (GMTR 1).” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2006 (2).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-04-19 at 09:38:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-15 at 18:15:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-13 at 18:38:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-10-11 at 19:08:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-19 at 09:15:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-18 at 18:28:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-05-18 at 13:42:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-07 at 07:33:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-21 at 09:58:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-04-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P500435.
JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ artifact entry (No. P500435). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500435 (Original work published 2017)
JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500435 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P500435.
JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ artifact entry (No. P500435). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P500435 (Original work published 2017)
JCS 62, 096-102 BM 046799+ artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P500435 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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