BM 064905 (P581401)

Letter 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 064905

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P581401
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P581401

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 064905
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 04886

References

history: Nisaba 20, 131

[Altavilla2009Nisaba20] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2009. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 1: Sippar. Nisaba 20. Messina.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-09-22 at 10:14:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 064905 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P581401.

BM 064905 artifact entry (No. P581401). (2025, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P581401

BM 064905 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P581401 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {BM 064905 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P581401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P581401},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/22/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P581401
LB  - CDLI:P581401
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 064905 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P581401
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 064905 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P581401.

BM 064905 artifact entry (No. P581401). (2025, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P581401

BM 064905 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P581401 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {BM 064905 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P581401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P581401},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/22/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P581401
LB  - CDLI:P581401
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 064905 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P581401
ER  -