BM 080135 & BM 080136 (P523768)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080135 & BM 080136

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
  (unpublished)
envelope
  (unpublished)
seal 1
  Blocher, Felix, MVS 10 (1993), seal no. 162
  (uninscribed)
seal 2
  Blocher, Felix, MVS 10 (1993), seal no. 163
  (uninscribed)

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P523768

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 080135 & BM 080136
Accession Number 1889-10-14, 0662A & 1889-10-14, 0662B

References

  • history: MVS 10, no. XXXVI

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-07-06 at 10:31:10 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View
2021-07-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Jagersma, Bram CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 080135 & BM 080136 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523768.
BM 080135 & BM 080136 artifact entry (No. P523768). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523768 (Original work published 2021)
BM 080135 & BM 080136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523768 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {BM 080135 & {BM} 080136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523768},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P523768
LB  - CDLI:P523768
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BM 080135 & BM 080136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523768
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 080135 & BM 080136 Artifact Entry.” (2021) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P523768.
BM 080135 & BM 080136 artifact entry (No. P523768). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P523768 (Original work published 2021)
BM 080135 & BM 080136 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P523768 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2024BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 7},
	title = {BM 080135 & {BM} 080136 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P523768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523768},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/12/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P523768
LB  - CDLI:P523768
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - BM 080135 & BM 080136 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P523768
ER  - 
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