AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222 (P552848)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 064070

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

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.05.12.04 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P552848
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P552848

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 064070
Accession Number

References

primary: AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222

[Sandowicz2012AOAT398] Sandowicz, Malgorzata. 2012. Oaths and Curses: A Study in Neo- and Late Babylonian Legal Formulary. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 398. Ugarit-Verlag, Munster.
citation: PIHANS 80, 135, 486

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-03 at 19:42:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-03 at 19:30:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-28 at 19:55:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 10:02:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-25 at 17:22:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“AOAT 398, Pl. 35a, b, O.222 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P552848.

AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222 artifact entry (No. P552848). (2026, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552848 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552848 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, {O}.222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552848},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“AOAT 398, Pl. 35a, b, O.222 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P552848.

AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222 artifact entry (No. P552848). (2026, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552848 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552848 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, {O}.222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552848},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552848},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - AOAT 398, pl. 35a, b, O.222 artifact entry
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