AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16 (P554851)

Loan Contracts tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 059748

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.43.12a.28
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P554851
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P554851

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 059748
Accession Number	1882-07-14, 4158

References

primary: AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16

[Jursa1998AOAT254] Jursa, Michael. 1998. Der Tempelzehnt in Babylonien : Vom Siebenten Bis Zum Dritten Jahrhundert v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 254. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
history: Nisaba 28, no. 566

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.
history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 667

[Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-09 at 14:06:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-28 at 09:28:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-05 at 14:01:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-19 at 10:35:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-12 at 11:05:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 254, p. 126 No. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554851.

AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16 artifact entry (No. P554851). (2026, January 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554851 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554851 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554851},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AOAT 254, p. 126 No. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554851.

AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16 artifact entry (No. P554851). (2026, January 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554851 (Original work published 2024)

AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554851 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 9},
	title = {AOAT 254, p. 126 no. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554851},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554851},
}

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