MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 (P555385)

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 099916

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.--.--.14 ?
Accounting Period

Seals

cylinder seal, Altavilla & Walker A34

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026854 (composite) (P555603)	S026854	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
CDLI Seals 026883 (composite) (P555759)	S026883	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)	Darius
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P555385
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555385

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 099916
Accession Number

References

primary: MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar, 183

[MacGinnis1995LetterOrdersSippar] MacGinnis, John. 1995. Letter Orders from Sippar and the Administration of the Ebabbara in the Late-Babylonian Period. Poznań : Bonami.
history: Nisaba 20, 173, seal A34

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-07 at 09:56:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-27 at 15:59:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-03 at 11:22:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-01 at 14:45:01	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
2024-12-23 at 17:00:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-20 at 12:05:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-19 at 19:14:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555385.

MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 artifact entry (No. P555385). (2026, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555385 (Original work published 2024)

MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555385 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555385.

MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 artifact entry (No. P555385). (2026, February 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555385 (Original work published 2024)

MacGinnis Letter Orders from Sippar 183 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555385 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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