BM 083595 (P555564)

Letter tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 083595

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

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

    cylinder seal

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: Nisaba 20, 103, seal C16

    [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 083595
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-06 at 10:27:54 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 11:53:26 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 083595 Artifact Entry.” (2024) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P555564.
BM 083595 artifact entry (No. P555564). (2025, February 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P555564 (Original work published 2024)
BM 083595 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P555564 (Accessed: July 2, 2025).
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