MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 15 (P555521)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 072321Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LetterLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: MacGinnis, Mes 31, 15
[MacGinnis1996Mes31] MacGinnis, John. 1996. “Letters from the Neo-Babylonian Ebabbara.” Mesopotamia, Rivista Di Archeologia, Epigrafia e Storia Orientale Antica 31: 99–159.
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history: Nisaba 20, 3
[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.
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- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
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| 2025-10-01 at 08:49:04 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-10-01 at 08:47:36 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-09-29 at 16:01:28 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2025-01-01 at 14:19:39 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-25 at 17:57:49 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-23 at 12:50:54 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-12-22 at 16:12:17 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 026870 (composite) (P555746) | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) | Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) | Nabonidus |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2025MacGinnis,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
year = {2025},
month = {oct 1},
title = {MacGinnis, {Mes} 31, no. 15 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P555521},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P555521},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2025/10/1/ PY - 2025 ID - P555521 LB - CDLI:P555521 M1 - 2025/10/8/ TI - MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 15 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P555521 ER -