BM 064040 (P584068)

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 064040

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 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	Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
Dates Referenced	Cyrus2.02.09.23
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P584068
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P584068

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 064040
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 04009

References

citation: PIHANS 80, 359, 381

[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
2026-03-03 at 19:30:32	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-01-19 at 19:33:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-17 at 09:58:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-02 at 16:41:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 064040 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584068.

BM 064040 artifact entry (No. P584068). (2026, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584068 (Original work published 2025)

BM 064040 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584068 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 064040 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P584068.

BM 064040 artifact entry (No. P584068). (2026, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P584068 (Original work published 2025)

BM 064040 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P584068 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {BM 064040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P584068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P584068},
}

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DA  - 2026/3/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P584068
LB  - CDLI:P584068
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 064040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P584068
ER  -