BM 037577 (P556613)

Purchase and sale contracts tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 037577

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Purchase and sale contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
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

CDLI number	P556613
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P556613

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 037577
Accession Number

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 139

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-28 at 17:07:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-03 at 18:54:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 037577 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556613.

BM 037577 artifact entry (No. P556613). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556613 (Original work published 2025)

BM 037577 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556613 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 037577 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556613},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/28/
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TI  - BM 037577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556613
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 037577 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556613.

BM 037577 artifact entry (No. P556613). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556613 (Original work published 2025)

BM 037577 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556613 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 037577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556613},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556613},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556613
LB  - CDLI:P556613
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - BM 037577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556613
ER  -