BM 109972 (P498519)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109972

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Achaemenid (547-331 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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P498519

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 109972
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • history: Nisaba 28, no. 707

    [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.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 779

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

  • citation: Hackl, Johannes, NABU 2016/053

    [sec131658] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-05 at 19:10:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-12-12 at 15:53:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2016-07-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 109972 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498519.
BM 109972 artifact entry (No. P498519). (2025, February 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498519 (Original work published 2016)
BM 109972 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498519 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498519},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 109972 Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P498519.
BM 109972 artifact entry (No. P498519). (2025, February 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498519 (Original work published 2016)
BM 109972 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498519 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {feb 5},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498519},
}

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PY  - 2025
ID  - P498519
LB  - CDLI:P498519
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - BM 109972 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P498519
ER  - 
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