BM 083079 (P596685)

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 083079

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	Cyrus2.06.08.25
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P596685
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P596685

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 083079
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 0242

References

citation: BiOr 56 (pp. 273-308), 291

[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
2026-03-07 at 18:02:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2026-03-07 at 17:53:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-17 at 12:13:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-11-05 at 10:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 083079 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P596685.

BM 083079 artifact entry (No. P596685). (2026, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596685 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083079 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596685 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 083079 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P596685.

BM 083079 artifact entry (No. P596685). (2026, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596685 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083079 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596685 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {BM 083079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P596685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596685},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P596685
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - BM 083079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P596685
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