BM 063981 (P584017)

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 063981

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(?))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Disbursement(?))
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.17.02.21
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P584017
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P584017

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 063981
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 03950

References

citation: PIHANS 80, 337

[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: OBO 218, n. 121

[Zawadzki2006OBO218] Zawadzki, Stefan. 2006. Garments of the Gods: Vol. 1 Studies on the Textile Industry and the Pantheon of Sippar According to the Texts from the Ebabbar Archive. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 218. Academic Press Fribourg Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Göttingen.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-12 at 11:44:05	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 063981 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584017.

BM 063981 artifact entry (No. P584017). (2026, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584017 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063981 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584017 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 063981 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 12, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584017.

BM 063981 artifact entry (No. P584017). (2026, March 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584017 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063981 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584017 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P584017},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P584017},
}

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