Dar. 547 (P551842)

Letter 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 075018

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: 36
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  • primary: Dar., 547

    [Strassmaier1892-1897Darius] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1892-1897. Inschriften von Darius, König von Babylon (521-485 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 193

    [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: MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar, 36

    [MacGinnis1995LetterOrdersSippar] MacGinnis, John. 1995. Letter Orders from Sippar and the Administration of the Ebabbara in the Late-Babylonian Period. Poznań : Bonami.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 075018
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-03 at 11:33:54 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
2024-12-23 at 17:00:48 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 12:05:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 11:33:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-19 at 16:53:38 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-08 at 10:46:09 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-11-14 at 16:01:25 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026884 (composite) (P555760) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Darius

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Cite this Artifact
“Dar. 547 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P551842.
Dar. 547 artifact entry (No. P551842). (2025, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P551842 (Original work published 2024)
Dar. 547 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P551842 (Accessed: July 17, 2025).
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	month = {jan 3},
	title = {Dar. 547 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P551842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P551842},
}


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