BM 040161 (P556636)

Receipt tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040161

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative > Receipt

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative > Receipt
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	P556636
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556636

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040161
Accession Number

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 656

[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
2025-12-01 at 16:02:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-04 at 13:33:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 040161 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556636.

BM 040161 artifact entry (No. P556636). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556636 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040161 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556636 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 040161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556636},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556636
LB  - CDLI:P556636
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 040161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556636
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 040161 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556636.

BM 040161 artifact entry (No. P556636). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556636 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040161 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556636 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 040161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556636},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556636},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556636
LB  - CDLI:P556636
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 040161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556636
ER  -