Cyr. 241 (P507648)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 092768

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Cyr., 241

    [Strassmaier1890Cyrus] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cyrus, König von Babylon (538-529 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

  • history: BM Guide 1908, p. 212

    [BMGuide1908] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. 1908. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: OBO 218 & 260, vol. 2, no. 229

    [Zawadzki2006-2013Garments] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006-2013. Garments of the Gods : Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218 & 260. Fribourg : Academic Press ; Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

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  • Museum No.: BM 092768
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Cyrus.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-09-10 at 08:37:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-09-08 at 13:42:36 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-05 at 10:38:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-04 at 19:19:24 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Cyr. 241 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P507648.
Cyr. 241 artifact entry (No. P507648). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507648 (Original work published 2017)
Cyr. 241 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507648 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {Cyr. 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507648},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Cyr. 241 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P507648.
Cyr. 241 artifact entry (No. P507648). (2025, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P507648 (Original work published 2017)
Cyr. 241 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P507648 (Accessed: November 10, 2025).
@misc{2025Cyr,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-10]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {Cyr. 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P507648},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507648},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P507648
LB  - CDLI:P507648
M1  - 2025/11/10/
TI  - Cyr. 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P507648
ER  - 
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