BM 085269 (P412469)

Account tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085269

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Account (tabular account)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Account (tabular account)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P412469
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P412469

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1899.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 085269
Accession Number	1899-04-15, 0076

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	BM.85269
Old Babylonian Tabular Accounts (OBTA)	P412469
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P412469
British Museum Collection (BM)	W_1899-0415-76

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-18 at 14:00:18	Cross, Aidan	Artifact metadata	Cross, Aidan		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2010-08-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Robson, Eleanor		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 085269 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P412469.

BM 085269 artifact entry (No. P412469). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412469 (Original work published 2010)

BM 085269 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412469 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412469},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 085269 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P412469.

BM 085269 artifact entry (No. P412469). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412469 (Original work published 2010)

BM 085269 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412469 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {BM 085269 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P412469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P412469},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P412469
LB  - CDLI:P412469
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 085269 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P412469
ER  -