BM 038162 (P563645)

Royal Inscription tablet 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 038162

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display > Royal Inscription

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Official or display > Royal Inscription
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen, Ur-Nammu
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P563645
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P563645

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 038162
Accession Number	1880-11-12, 0044

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-03-14 at 19:33:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 038162 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P563645.

BM 038162 artifact entry (No. P563645). (2025, March 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563645

BM 038162 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563645 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 038162 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P563645.

BM 038162 artifact entry (No. P563645). (2025, March 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P563645

BM 038162 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P563645 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 14},
	title = {BM 038162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P563645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P563645},
}

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PY  - 2025
ID  - P563645
LB  - CDLI:P563645
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - BM 038162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P563645
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