BM 063940 (P583987)

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 063940

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Disbursement of wool)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Disbursement of wool)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.09.01.04
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P583987
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P583987

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 063940
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 03909

References

citation: PIHANS 80, 67, 285, 350, 477

[Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.
citation: PIHANS 87 (pp. 73-94), 85 n. 40

[Bongenaar2000PIHANS87] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 2000. “Private Archives in Neo-Babylonian Sippar and Their Institutional Connections.” In Interdependency of Institutions and Private Entrepreneurs, edited by A.C.V.M. Bongenaar, 73–94. Publications de l’Institut Historique-Archéologique Néerlandais de Stamboul 87. Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te Istanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-10 at 11:55:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-09 at 17:43:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-03 at 19:42:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-03 at 19:30:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-21 at 14:54:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-01 at 18:44:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 063940 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583987.

BM 063940 artifact entry (No. P583987). (2026, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583987 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063940 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583987 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 063940 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583987.

BM 063940 artifact entry (No. P583987). (2026, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583987 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063940 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583987 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583987},
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