OLA 233, 098a (P550657)

Legal 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 063805 + BM 064232

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    stamp seal

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  • primary: OLA 233, 098a

    [Waerzeggers2014OLA233] Waerzeggers, Caroline. 2014. Marduk-Rēmanni: Local Networks and Imperial Politics in Achaemenid Babylonia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 233. Leuven: Peeters.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 380, seal A42

    [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: BM Stamp Seals 3, 760

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 063805 + BM 064232
  • Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 03773 + 1882-09-18, 04207

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-21 at 16:03:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-01-01 at 19:09:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-22 at 11:56:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-22 at 11:40:43 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-11 at 19:28:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-08 at 10:02:07 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-28 at 12:28:21 Alstola, Tero Artifact Alstola, Tero Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-10-23 at 08:36:26 Alstola, Tero Artifact Alstola, Tero; Ong, Matthew Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“OLA 233, 098a Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550657.
OLA 233, 098a artifact entry (No. P550657). (2025, June 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550657 (Original work published 2024)
OLA 233, 098a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550657 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 21},
	title = {OLA 233, 098a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550657},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/21/
PY  - 2025
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TI  - OLA 233, 098a artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OLA 233, 098a Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P550657.
OLA 233, 098a artifact entry (No. P550657). (2025, June 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550657 (Original work published 2024)
OLA 233, 098a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550657 (Accessed: December 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-05]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 21},
	title = {OLA 233, 098a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550657},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P550657
LB  - CDLI:P550657
M1  - 2025/12/5/
TI  - OLA 233, 098a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P550657
ER  - 
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