OBO 260, no. 106 (P573910)

Administrative 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 063993

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of garments deliveerd)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (List of garments deliveerd)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.05.06.01
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P573910
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P573910

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 063993
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 03962

References

primary: OBO 260, no. 106

[Zawadzki2013OBO260] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2013. Garments of the Gods: Vol. 2 Texts. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 260. Fribourg : Academic Press ; Göttingen : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.
citation: PIHANS 80, 306, 316, 328, 349

[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.
citation: OBO 218, p. 73, n. 253, 297

[Zawadzki2006OBO218] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006. Garments of the Gods: Vol. 1 Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218. Academic Press Fribourg Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-12 at 11:44:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-11 at 10:02:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-03 at 19:30:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-25 at 16:12:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-20 at 10:12:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-10 at 08:30:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-09 at 13:35:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OBO 260, No. 106 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P573910.

OBO 260, no. 106 artifact entry (No. P573910). (2026, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573910 (Original work published 2025)

OBO 260, no. 106 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573910 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OBO 260, No. 106 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P573910.

OBO 260, no. 106 artifact entry (No. P573910). (2026, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573910 (Original work published 2025)

OBO 260, no. 106 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573910 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573910},
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