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Dar. 538 (P554109)

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 060681

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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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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Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Dar., 538

[Strassmaier1892-1897Darius] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1892-1897. Inschriften von Darius, König von Babylon (521-485 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.
history: NBDSPC, no. 6

[Zawadzki2013NBDSPC] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2013. Neo-Babylonian Documents from Sippar Pertaining to the Cult. Poznań : Instytut Historii Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza.

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Museum No.: BM 060681
Accession No.: 1882-09-18, 00656

Provenience

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

Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced: Darius1.22.03.12
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-08 at 10:02:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-28 at 17:36:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-01 at 15:21:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-09 at 09:34:35	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
2024-12-03 at 11:24:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 538 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554109.

Dar. 538 artifact entry (No. P554109). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554109 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 538 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554109 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554109},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Dar. 538 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554109.

Dar. 538 artifact entry (No. P554109). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554109 (Original work published 2024)

Dar. 538 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554109 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {Dar. 538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554109},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554109},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/23/
TI  - Dar. 538 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554109
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