BM 049600 (P555403)

Receipt tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049600

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for ducks)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for ducks)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.14.04.01
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026895 (composite) (P555781)	S026895	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)	Nebuchadnezzar2.14

Record

CDLI number	P555403
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555403

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 049600
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0591

References

primary: Nisaba 20, 396

[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.
primary: AOAT 315, no. 34

[Jankovic2004AOAT315] Janković, Bojana. 2004. Vogelzucht Und Vogelfang in Sippar Im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 315. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-01 at 16:44:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-01 at 15:02:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-30 at 17:23:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-01-04 at 14:14:36	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 12:50:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-12-21 at 12:16:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 049600 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555403.

BM 049600 artifact entry (No. P555403). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555403 (Original work published 2024)

BM 049600 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555403 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 049600 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555403.

BM 049600 artifact entry (No. P555403). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555403 (Original work published 2024)

BM 049600 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555403 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 049600 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555403},
}

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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P555403
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BM 049600 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555403
ER  -