BM 043674 (P556667)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 043674

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	P556667
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556667

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 043674
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 1438

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 642

[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	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-19 at 09:08:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-12-01 at 14:29:37	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 043674 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556667.

BM 043674 artifact entry (No. P556667). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556667 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043674 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556667 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 043674 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556667},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556667
LB  - CDLI:P556667
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 043674 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556667
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 043674 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 19, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P556667.

BM 043674 artifact entry (No. P556667). (2026, April 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556667 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043674 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556667 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 19},
	title = {BM 043674 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556667},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556667},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/4/19/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P556667
LB  - CDLI:P556667
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BM 043674 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556667
ER  -