BM 062580 (P555442)

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 062580

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	Cambyses2.04.--.--
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	P555442
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555442

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 062580
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 20, 129

[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
2025-12-20 at 10:12:43	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
2024-12-22 at 11:56:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 062580 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555442.

BM 062580 artifact entry (No. P555442). (2025, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555442 (Original work published 2024)

BM 062580 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555442 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 062580 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555442.

BM 062580 artifact entry (No. P555442). (2025, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555442 (Original work published 2024)

BM 062580 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555442 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	month = {dec 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P555442},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555442},
}

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PY  - 2025
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M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BM 062580 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P555442
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