Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress no. 21 (P565193)

Legal 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 060599

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Xerxes.--.03.--
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P565193
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P565193

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 060599
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 00575

References

primary: Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress, no. 21

[Strassmaier1893EighthCongress] Strassmaier, Johann N. 1893. “Einige Kleinere Babylonische Keilschrifttexte Aus Dem Britischen Museum.” Actes Du Huitième Congrès International Des Orientalistes Tenu En 1889 à Stockholm et à Christiania, 279–83.
history: Graziani Serse, no. 33

[Graziani1986Serse] Graziani, Simonetta. 1986. I Testi Mesopotamici Datati al Regno Di Serse (485-465 a.C.). Supplement 47 to AION 46/2. Rome.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-22 at 18:48:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-04 at 19:31:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-13 at 15:07:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-08-16 at 18:27:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-21 at 14:06:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress No. 21 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P565193.

Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress no. 21 artifact entry (No. P565193). (2026, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P565193 (Original work published 2025)

Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress no. 21 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P565193 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress No. 21 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P565193.

Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress no. 21 artifact entry (No. P565193). (2026, January 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P565193 (Original work published 2025)

Strassmaier, 8th Orientalist Congress no. 21 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P565193 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).

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