BM 074429 (P592661)

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 074429

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.03.29 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P592661
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P592661

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 074429
Accession Number	1882-09-18A, 0149

References

primary: AOAT 315, no. 88

[Jankovic2004AOAT315] Janković, Bojana. 2004. Vogelzucht Und Vogelfang in Sippar Im 1. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 315. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-02-01 at 16:45:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-02-01 at 16:44:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-24 at 11:14:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-25 at 14:08:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 074429 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P592661.

BM 074429 artifact entry (No. P592661). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P592661 (Original work published 2025)

BM 074429 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P592661 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 074429 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P592661.

BM 074429 artifact entry (No. P592661). (2026, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P592661 (Original work published 2025)

BM 074429 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P592661 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P592661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P592661},
}

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