BabAr 4, no. 20 (P583124)

Administrative tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 084256

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.01.03.06
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P583124
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P583124

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 084256
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 1419

References

primary: BabAr 4, no. 20

[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.
citation: BiOr 56 (pp. 273-308), 285

[Zawadzki1999BiOr56] Zawadzki, Stefan. 1999. “Neo-Babylonian Sippar in the Light of Prosopographical Studies.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 56 (3/4): 273–308.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-07 at 18:02:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-07 at 17:53:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-25 at 13:54:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-01 at 09:26:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BabAr 4, No. 20 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583124.

BabAr 4, no. 20 artifact entry (No. P583124). (2026, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583124 (Original work published 2025)

BabAr 4, no. 20 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583124 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BabAr 4, No. 20 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583124.

BabAr 4, no. 20 artifact entry (No. P583124). (2026, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583124 (Original work published 2025)

BabAr 4, no. 20 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583124 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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