BM 051569 (P576628)

Receipt tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 051569

Period

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for bitumen)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt (Receipt for bitumen)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P576628
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P576628

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 051569
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 2603

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-03 at 18:32:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-01 at 19:47:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-16 at 18:41:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 051569 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P576628.

BM 051569 artifact entry (No. P576628). (2026, April 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P576628 (Original work published 2025)

BM 051569 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P576628 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 3},
	title = {BM 051569 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P576628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P576628},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/3/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P576628
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 051569 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P576628
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 051569 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P576628.

BM 051569 artifact entry (No. P576628). (2026, April 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P576628 (Original work published 2025)

BM 051569 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P576628 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 3},
	title = {BM 051569 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P576628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P576628},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P576628
LB  - CDLI:P576628
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 051569 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P576628
ER  -