AlT 100 (P452246)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 131493

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

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 Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P452246

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Alalakh (mod. Tell Açana/Atshana)
Written In
Excavation Number ATT/38/169
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 131493
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: AlT, 100

    [Wiseman1953AlT] Wiseman, Donald J. 1953. The Alalakh Tablets. Occasional Publications of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara, no. 2. London : British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-14 at 18:24:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2013-05-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI British Museum Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AlT 100 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P452246.
AlT 100 artifact entry (No. P452246). (2025, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452246 (Original work published 2013)
AlT 100 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452246 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	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},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/14/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P452246
LB  - CDLI:P452246
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - AlT 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452246
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“AlT 100 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P452246.
AlT 100 artifact entry (No. P452246). (2025, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P452246 (Original work published 2013)
AlT 100 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P452246 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@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},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/14/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P452246
LB  - CDLI:P452246
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - AlT 100 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P452246
ER  - 
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