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AOAT 398, O.215 (P552900)

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 042415

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

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Collections

British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: AOAT 398, O.215

[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.
history: PIHANS 86, pl. 29

[Jursa1999PIHANS86] Jursa, Michael. 1999. Das Archiv Des Bēl-Rēmanni. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 86. Istanbul.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 042415
Accession No.: 1881-07-01, 0175

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Darius.--.01.30
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-27 at 20:06:24	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-11-30 at 16:09:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-11-27 at 19:33:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 398, O.215 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552900.

AOAT 398, O.215 artifact entry (No. P552900). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552900 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 398, O.215 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552900 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {AOAT 398, {O}.215 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552900},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 398, O.215 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 27, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P552900.

AOAT 398, O.215 artifact entry (No. P552900). (2025, December 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P552900 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 398, O.215 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P552900 (Accessed: January 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-12]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 27},
	title = {AOAT 398, {O}.215 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P552900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P552900},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/27/
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LB  - CDLI:P552900
M1  - 2026/1/12/
TI  - AOAT 398, O.215 artifact entry
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