BM 101159 (P573139)

Legal tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 101159

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P573139
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P573139

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 101159
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 2820

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 652

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-08-21 at 10:43:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 101159 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573139.

BM 101159 artifact entry (No. P573139). (2025, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573139

BM 101159 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573139 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 101159 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573139.

BM 101159 artifact entry (No. P573139). (2025, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573139

BM 101159 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573139 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BM 101159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573139},
}

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DA  - 2025/8/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P573139
LB  - CDLI:P573139
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - BM 101159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573139
ER  -