BM 049734 (P555405)

Receipt tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049734

Period

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for barley, stamp seal)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for barley, stamp seal)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
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	P555405
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P555405

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 049734
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0725

References

primary: Nisaba 20, 388

[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
2026-02-01 at 15:02:50	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 Artifact

“BM 049734 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555405.

BM 049734 artifact entry (No. P555405). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555405 (Original work published 2024)

BM 049734 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555405 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 049734 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555405},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P555405
LB  - CDLI:P555405
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 049734 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555405
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 049734 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555405.

BM 049734 artifact entry (No. P555405). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555405 (Original work published 2024)

BM 049734 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555405 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BM 049734 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555405},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555405},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/2/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P555405
LB  - CDLI:P555405
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 049734 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555405
ER  -