Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK
Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 016475 & BM 017104AProvenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Legal |
|---|---|
| Language(s) |
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | Apil-Sin.00.00.-- |
| 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 | P523770 |
|---|---|
| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P523770 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
British Museum, London, UK |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | BM 016475 & BM 017104A |
| Accession Number | 1892-05-16, 0011 & 1892-07-09, 0220A |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| British Museum Collection (BM) | W_1892-0516-11 |
history: MVS 10, no. LVIII
(seals)
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2021-07-06 at 10:45:39 | Jagersma, Bram | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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| 2021-07-04 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Jagersma, Bram | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2026BM,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
year = {2026},
month = {mar 8},
title = {BM 016475 & {BM} 017104A artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P523770},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P523770},
}
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