OBO 260, no. 436 (P573913)

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 064072

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Disbursement of dates)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Disbursement of dates)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Darius1.26.09.26
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P573913
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P573913

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 064072
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 04041

References

primary: OBO 260, no. 436

[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, 313, 331

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
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
2025-12-28 at 19:55:05	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 Artifacts

“OBO 260, No. 436 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P573913.

OBO 260, no. 436 artifact entry (No. P573913). (2026, March 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573913 (Original work published 2025)

OBO 260, no. 436 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573913 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OBO 260, No. 436 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P573913.

OBO 260, no. 436 artifact entry (No. P573913). (2026, March 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573913 (Original work published 2025)

OBO 260, no. 436 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573913 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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