BM 036640 (P563147)

Business / Contracts tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 036640 + BM 037339

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Dowry contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (Dowry contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P563147
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P563147

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 036640 + BM 037339
Accession Number	1880-06-17, 0372 + 1880-06-17, 1096

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 19:40:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-05-13 at 12:58:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-14 at 11:11:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 036640 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P563147.

BM 036640 artifact entry (No. P563147). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563147 (Original work published 2025)

BM 036640 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563147 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	month = {nov 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563147},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 036640 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P563147.

BM 036640 artifact entry (No. P563147). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563147 (Original work published 2025)

BM 036640 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563147 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 036640 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P563147},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563147},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P563147
LB  - CDLI:P563147
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BM 036640 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P563147
ER  -