BM 083957 (P597462)

Legal 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 083957

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.03.--.24
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P597462
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P597462

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 083957
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 1120

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-25 at 13:54:32	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 083957 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597462.

BM 083957 artifact entry (No. P597462). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597462 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083957 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597462 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 083957 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 25, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597462.

BM 083957 artifact entry (No. P597462). (2025, November 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597462 (Original work published 2025)

BM 083957 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597462 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	month = {nov 25},
	title = {BM 083957 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P597462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P597462},
}

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TI  - BM 083957 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P597462
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