BM 049307 (P568458)

Account 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 049307

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (Account, archaic KU6 on reverse)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account (Account, archaic KU6 on reverse)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nebuchadnezzar2.10.12.22
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P568458
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P568458

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive	Ebabbar
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 049307
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0298

References

citation: WZKM 91 (pp. 347-363), p. 349

[Zawadzki2001WZKM91] Zawadzki, Stefan, and Michael Jursa. 2001. “Šamaš-Tirri-Kuṣur, a Smith Manufacturing Weapons in the Ebabbar Temple at Sippar.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 91: 347–63.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-02 at 14:29:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-01 at 17:15:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-01 at 17:14:40	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-01 at 16:06:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-17 at 18:53:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 049307 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568458.

BM 049307 artifact entry (No. P568458). (2026, April 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568458 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049307 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568458 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 049307 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 2, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568458.

BM 049307 artifact entry (No. P568458). (2026, April 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568458 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049307 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568458 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).

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	month = {apr 2},
	title = {BM 049307 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568458},
}

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