Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 023699Provenience
Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (inheritance)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | Sumu-el.16.10.00 |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number | P503196 |
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P503196 |
unopened case
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
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| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab) |
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| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
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| Museum Number | BM 023699 |
| Accession Number | 1898-02-15, 0081 |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.23699 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1898-0215-81 |
primary: SANTAG 9, 221
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-03-04 at 14:32:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2018-12-02 at 03:09:02 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-11-28 at 11:29:59 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2017-10-02 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2025SANTAG,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
year = {2025},
month = {mar 4},
title = {SANTAG 09, 221 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P503196},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P503196},
}
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