BabAr 4, no. 28 (P581585)

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 061235

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.03.02.14
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P581585
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P581585

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 061235
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 01211a

References

primary: BabAr 4, no. 28

[MacGinnis2012BabAr4] MacGinnis, John, and Cornelia Wunsch. 2012. The Arrows of the Sun : Armed Forces in Sippar in the First Millennium BC. Babylonische Archive 4. Dresden : Islet-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-16 at 12:00:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-30 at 09:19:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-30 at 09:11:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-30 at 09:10:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-22 at 13:35:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BabAr 4, No. 28 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P581585.

BabAr 4, no. 28 artifact entry (No. P581585). (2025, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P581585 (Original work published 2025)

BabAr 4, no. 28 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P581585 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BabAr 4, No. 28 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P581585.

BabAr 4, no. 28 artifact entry (No. P581585). (2025, December 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P581585 (Original work published 2025)

BabAr 4, no. 28 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P581585 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P581585},
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