BM 065239 (P554877)

Legal 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 065239

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.12.08.11
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	P554877
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P554877

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 065239
Accession Number

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 249

[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, 409

[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
2025-12-29 at 14:33:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-29 at 10:32:30	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

“BM 065239 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554877.

BM 065239 artifact entry (No. P554877). (2025, December 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554877 (Original work published 2024)

BM 065239 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554877 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 065239 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554877.

BM 065239 artifact entry (No. P554877). (2025, December 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554877 (Original work published 2024)

BM 065239 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554877 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 29},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554877},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554877},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 065239 artifact entry
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