BM 049704 (P572170)

Legal 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 049704

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabopolassar.19.02.17
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572170
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P572170

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 049704
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0695

References

citation: AOAT 291, section 7.4

[DaRiva2002AOAT291] Da Riva, Rocío. 2002. “Der Ebabbar-Tempel von Sippar in Frühneubabylonischer Zeit (640-580 v.Chr.),” Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 291.
citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.19.10

[Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-08 at 10:12:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-04-08 at 10:10:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-19 at 10:26:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-11 at 16:49:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-06 at 15:05:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-24 at 16:03:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 049704 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572170.

BM 049704 artifact entry (No. P572170). (2026, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572170 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049704 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572170 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 049704 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P572170.

BM 049704 artifact entry (No. P572170). (2026, April 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572170 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049704 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572170 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	month = {apr 8},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572170},
}

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TI  - BM 049704 artifact entry
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