Rental 091 (P530992)

Receipt 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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 063996

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (Expenditure of house rent)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative > Receipt (Expenditure of house rent)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P530992

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 063996
Accession Number 1882-09-18, 03965

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0918-3965

References

  • primary: Rental of Houses, 91

    [Zawadzki2018Rental] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2018. The Rental Houses in the Neo-Babylonian Period (VI-V Centuries BC). Warszawa : Agade Bis Publishing House.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 456

    [Altavilla2009Nisaba20] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2009. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 1: Sippar. Nisaba 20. Messina.

  • history: Bertin copies, 1864

    [BertinUnpubCopies] Bertin, George. n.d. “Unpublished Copies by G. Bertin Held at the British Museum.”

    unpublished copy

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 371

    [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.

  • citation: PIHANS 80, 377

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-03 at 19:30:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-19 at 19:33:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-18 at 11:15:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-22 at 11:56:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-22 at 11:40:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:28:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-11-18 at 17:18:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-16 at 14:50:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-04-22 at 19:13:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-06-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Rental 091 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P530992.
Rental 091 artifact entry (No. P530992). (2026, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P530992 (Original work published 2022)
Rental 091 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P530992 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2026Rental,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {Rental 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P530992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P530992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P530992
LB  - CDLI:P530992
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Rental 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P530992
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Rental 091 Artifact Entry.” (2022) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P530992.
Rental 091 artifact entry (No. P530992). (2026, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P530992 (Original work published 2022)
Rental 091 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P530992 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2026Rental,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {Rental 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P530992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P530992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P530992
LB  - CDLI:P530992
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Rental 091 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P530992
ER  -
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