Cyr. 285 (P507657)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 092785Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: Cyr., 285
[Strassmaier1890Cyrus] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cyrus, König von Babylon (538-529 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.
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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.
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citation: PIHANS 80, 557
[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.
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- Museum No.: BM 092785
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Cyrus2.07.--.20
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| 2026-01-28 at 17:25:20 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2026-01-28 at 17:24:40 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2025-12-17 at 12:27:02 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-12-05 at 10:42:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-12-04 at 19:19:24 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2017-12-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- British Museum Collection (W_1883-0118-AH-1148) (W_1883-0118-AH-1148)
Cite this Artifacts
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-13]},
year = {2026},
month = {jan 28},
title = {Cyr. 285 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P507657},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P507657},
}
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