MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 47 (P555533)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 073964

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

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.15.--.15 ?
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 026899 (composite) (P556547)	S026899	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Record

CDLI number	P555533
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P555533

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 073964
Accession Number

References

primary: MacGinnis, Mes 31, 47

[MacGinnis1996Mes31] MacGinnis, John. 1996. “Letters from the Neo-Babylonian Ebabbara.” Mesopotamia, Rivista Di Archeologia, Epigrafia e Storia Orientale Antica 31: 99–159.
history: Nisaba 20, 45

[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.
citation: PIHANS 80, 86

[Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-04 at 19:44:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-27 at 10:57:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-01 at 08:49:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-01 at 08:47:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-29 at 16:01:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 14:13:59	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 16:12:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MacGinnis, Mes 31, No. 47 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555533.

MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 47 artifact entry (No. P555533). (2026, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555533 (Original work published 2024)

MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 47 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555533 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MacGinnis, Mes 31, No. 47 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 4, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P555533.

MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 47 artifact entry (No. P555533). (2026, March 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555533 (Original work published 2024)

MacGinnis, Mes 31, no. 47 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555533 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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