BM 074602 (P554895)

Letter 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 074602

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.04.09.13
Accounting Period

Seals

stamp seal C04a

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period
CDLI Seals 026854 (composite) (P555603)	S026854	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026902 (composite) (P556633)	S026902	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	-
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P554895
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554895

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 074602
Accession Number	1882-09-18A, 0326

References

history: Nisaba 20, 154, seal C04a

[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.
history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 388

[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
2026-02-17 at 19:59:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-27 at 17:42:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-30 at 15:36:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 10:04:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 10:02:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-29 at 10:45:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-22 at 16:12:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-22 at 13:49:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-19 at 11:15:59	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 Artifacts

“BM 074602 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554895.

BM 074602 artifact entry (No. P554895). (2026, February 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554895 (Original work published 2024)

BM 074602 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554895 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 074602 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P554895.

BM 074602 artifact entry (No. P554895). (2026, February 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554895 (Original work published 2024)

BM 074602 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554895 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554895},
}

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