BM 043386 (P572307)

Loan Contracts tablet excavated in Egraineli (mod. El Geraineh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 043386

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Egraineli (mod. El Geraineh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammiditana
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P572307
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P572307

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Egraineli (mod. El Geraineh)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 043386
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 1150

References

history: Kessler, AfO 44/45 (1997), 131-133

[Kessler1997-9P4PE3AV] Kessler, Karlheinz. 1997. “Das Spätaltbabylonische Tempelarchiv Vom Tell Egraineh.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 44/45: 131–33. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41670116.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-01 at 14:21:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-25 at 08:07:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 043386 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572307.

BM 043386 artifact entry (No. P572307). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572307 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043386 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572307 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

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	month = {dec 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572307},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/1/
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M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - BM 043386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P572307
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 043386 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P572307.

BM 043386 artifact entry (No. P572307). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P572307 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043386 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P572307 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 043386 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P572307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P572307},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P572307
LB  - CDLI:P572307
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - BM 043386 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P572307
ER  -