OLA 233, no. 119 (P550679)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 074532

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
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
CDLI Seals 026857 (composite) (P555607) S026857 Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Darius

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P550679

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 074532
Accession Number 1882-09-18A, 0255

References

  • primary: OLA 233, no. 119

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

  • history: Nisaba 20, 379

    [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: ZA 90 (pp. 78-84), 81

    [Jursa2000ZA90] Jursa, Michael, and Michaela Weszeli. 2000. “Der ‘Zahn’ Des Schreibers. Ein Aramiiischer Buchstabenname in Akkadischer Transkription.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 90: 78–84.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 430

    [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.

  • history: AOAT 272 (pp. 723-744), 742

    [Zawadzki2000AOAT272] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2000. “Zazannu and Šušan in the Babylonian Texts from the Archive of the Ṣāhit Ginê Family.” In Variatio Delectat : Iran Und Der Westen : Gedenkschrift Für Peter Calmeyer, edited by Reinhard Dittmann, 723–44. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 272. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-23 at 15:55:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-03-22 at 15:02:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-03-15 at 16:42:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-27 at 19:30:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-27 at 17:42:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-30 at 15:36:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-30 at 11:16:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 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 16:12:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-22 at 13:49:55 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 19:42:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-09 at 08:49:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-08 at 16:46:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-08 at 10:38:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-28 at 12:28:21 Alstola, Tero Artifact metadata Alstola, Tero Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-23 at 08:36:26 Alstola, Tero Artifact metadata Alstola, Tero; Ong, Matthew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OLA 233, No. 119 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P550679.
OLA 233, no. 119 artifact entry (No. P550679). (2026, March 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550679 (Original work published 2024)
OLA 233, no. 119 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550679 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 23},
	title = {OLA 233, no. 119 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550679},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OLA 233, No. 119 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P550679.
OLA 233, no. 119 artifact entry (No. P550679). (2026, March 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P550679 (Original work published 2024)
OLA 233, no. 119 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P550679 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 23},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P550679},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P550679},
}


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