BabAr 4, no. 18 (P583106)

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 064787

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
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P583106
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P583106

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 064787
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 04768

References

primary: BabAr 4, no. 18

[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	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-10-01 at 09:26:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BabAr 4, No. 18 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583106.

BabAr 4, no. 18 artifact entry (No. P583106). (2025, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583106

BabAr 4, no. 18 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583106 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BabAr 4, No. 18 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P583106.

BabAr 4, no. 18 artifact entry (No. P583106). (2025, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583106

BabAr 4, no. 18 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583106 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583106},
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