Nbn. 919 (P553811)

Letter 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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 075558

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Nbn., 919

    [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: Nisaba 20, 41

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 075558
  • Accession No.: 1883-01-18 AH, 0907

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2024-12-20 at 19:33:17 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 17:33:41 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 16:15:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-08 at 12:53:10 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-01 at 09:48:46 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 026848 (composite) (P555390) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
CDLI Seals 026849 (composite) (P555392) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Nbn. 919 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P553811.
Nbn. 919 artifact entry (No. P553811). (2024, December 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P553811 (Original work published 2024)
Nbn. 919 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P553811 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 25},
	title = {Nbn. 919 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P553811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P553811},
}


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