BM 063989 (P584025)

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 063989

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (List of grain for a period)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (List of grain for a period)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cambyses2.01.08.03
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P584025
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P584025

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 063989
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 03958

References

citation: PIHANS 80, 29, 265, 272, 276

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-09 at 17:43:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-03 at 19:37:48	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
2026-01-28 at 19:54:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-28 at 10:52:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-28 at 10:49:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-20 at 10:12:43	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 063989 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584025.

BM 063989 artifact entry (No. P584025). (2026, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584025 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063989 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584025 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 063989 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584025.

BM 063989 artifact entry (No. P584025). (2026, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584025 (Original work published 2025)

BM 063989 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584025 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {BM 063989 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P584025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P584025},
}

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TI  - BM 063989 artifact entry
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