MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 19 (P554935)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 083945

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: 19
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  • primary: MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar, 19

    [MacGinnis1995LetterOrdersSippar] MacGinnis, John. 1995. Letter Orders from Sippar and the Administration of the Ebabbara in the Late-Babylonian Period. Poznań : Bonami.

  • history: Nisaba 20, 145

    [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, 393

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 083945
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-02 at 14:44:00 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-31 at 12:43:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-29 at 10:45:20 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-27 at 14:57:18 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-23 at 17:35:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 12:05:46 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 11:33:15 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-20 at 10:17:11 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-19 at 16:53:38 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-19 at 11:15:59 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-12 at 11:05:32 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 026854 (composite) (P555603) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026864 (composite) (P555636) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Cambyses; Darius
CDLI Seals 026880 (composite) (P555756) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Achaemenid (547-331 BC) Darius

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Cite this Artifact
“MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 19 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P554935.
MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 19 artifact entry (No. P554935). (2025, January 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P554935 (Original work published 2024)
MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 19 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P554935 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P554935},
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