Cyr. 314 (P554272)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 060725

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 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	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.08.05.27
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P554272
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554272

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 060725
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 00698

References

primary: Cyr., 314

[Strassmaier1890Cyrus] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1890. Inschriften von Cyrus, König von Babylon (538-529 v. Chr.) von Den Thontafeln Des Britischen Museums. Leipzig : E. Pfeiffer.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-16 at 12:00:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-06-21 at 16:03:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-03 at 18:33:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Cyr. 314 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554272.

Cyr. 314 artifact entry (No. P554272). (2025, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554272 (Original work published 2024)

Cyr. 314 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554272 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Cyr. 314 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554272.

Cyr. 314 artifact entry (No. P554272). (2025, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554272 (Original work published 2024)

Cyr. 314 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554272 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 16},
	title = {Cyr. 314 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554272},
}

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