BM 079613 (P554929)

Administrative envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), 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 079613

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced
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	P554929
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P554929

Physical information

Artifact type	Envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 079613
Accession Number

References

history: Nisaba 20, 506, seal A65

[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, 362

[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
2025-01-02 at 11:01:24	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
2024-12-23 at 11:53:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-22 at 19:35:48	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 079613 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554929.

BM 079613 artifact entry (No. P554929). (2025, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554929 (Original work published 2024)

BM 079613 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554929 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554929},
}

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TI  - BM 079613 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 079613 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554929.

BM 079613 artifact entry (No. P554929). (2025, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554929 (Original work published 2024)

BM 079613 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554929 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 2},
	title = {BM 079613 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P554929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554929},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/1/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P554929
LB  - CDLI:P554929
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BM 079613 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P554929
ER  -