BM 060518 (P555422)

Letter 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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 060518

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    cylinder seal

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nisaba 20, 102, seal B26

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 060518
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-04 at 14:23:25 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 12:50:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-21 at 12:16:32 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 060518 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555422.
BM 060518 artifact entry (No. P555422). (2025, January 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555422 (Original work published 2024)
BM 060518 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555422 (Accessed: July 23, 2025).
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