BM 063953 (P583998)

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 063953

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Delivery of an ox, cf. 63982)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Delivery of an ox, cf. 63982)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.13.07.19
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P583998
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P583998

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 063953
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 03922

References

citation: PIHANS 80, 137

[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: AfO Beih. 25, 182 n. 364

[Jursa1995AfOBeih25] Jursa, Michael. 1995. Die Landwirtschaft in Sippar in Neubabylonischer Zeit. Archiv Für Orientforschung. Beiheft 25. Wien : Eingentümer und Verleger, Institut für Orientalistik der Universität Wien.
citation: BiOr 56 (pp. 273-308), 308

[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
2026-03-10 at 14:22:21	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 Artifact

“BM 063953 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583998.

BM 063953 artifact entry (No. P583998). (2026, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583998 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063953 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583998 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 063953 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P583998.

BM 063953 artifact entry (No. P583998). (2026, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P583998 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063953 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P583998 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {BM 063953 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P583998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P583998},
}

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