Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 131493Provenience
Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Period | Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | |
| 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 |
P452246
P348067
(retired)
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|---|---|
| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P452246 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
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| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Excavation Number | ATT/38/169 |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM 131493 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | BM.131493 |
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1953-0711-48 |
primary: AlT, 100
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-06-14 at 18:24:49 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan | 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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| 2013-05-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | British Museum Collection | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2025AlT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
year = {2025},
month = {jun 14},
title = {AlT 100 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P452246},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P452246},
}
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