Nbn. 788 (P553224)

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 074824

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.06.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P553224
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P553224

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 074824
Accession Number	1883-01-18 AH, 0144

References

primary: Nbn., 788

[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: Dandamaev, Slavery, p. 291f.

[Dandamaev1984slavery] Dandamayev, Muhammad A. 1984. Slavery in Babylonia, from Nabopolassar to Alexander the Great (626-331 B.C.). DeKalb, Illinois: Northern Illinois University Press.
citation: OBO 218, n. 432

[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
2026-03-13 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
2025-11-24 at 11:14:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-10 at 16:19:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-11-28 at 19:44:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 788 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553224.

Nbn. 788 artifact entry (No. P553224). (2026, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553224 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 788 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553224 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Nbn. 788 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P553224.

Nbn. 788 artifact entry (No. P553224). (2026, March 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553224 (Original work published 2024)

Nbn. 788 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553224 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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