Nbn. 768 (P553020)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 060446

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.03.19
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553020
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553020

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 060446
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 00414

References

primary: Nbn., 768

[Strassmaier1889Nbn] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1889. Inschriften von Nabonidus, König von Babylon (555-538 v. CHR.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.
history: Iraq 74 (pp. 117 - 126), 122

[Tarasewicz2012Iraq74] Tarasewicz, Radosław. 2012. “New Data on the Sidru-Offering in Neo-Babylonian Sippar.” Iraq, 74, , 117–26.
citation: OBO 218, p. 189

[Zawadzki2006OBO218] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006. Garments of the Gods: Vol. 1 Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218. Academic Press Fribourg Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-25 at 14:38:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-13 at 17:34:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-13 at 17:34:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-23 at 17:13:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-20 at 15:57:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-21 at 15:52:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-28 at 14:43:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 768 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 25, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553020.

Nbn. 768 artifact entry (No. P553020). (2026, March 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553020 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 768 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553020 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 768 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 25, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553020.

Nbn. 768 artifact entry (No. P553020). (2026, March 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553020 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 768 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553020 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).

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