BM 114562 (P556746)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 114562

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Neriglissar.03.05.10
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	P556746
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P556746

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 114562
Accession Number	1920-06-15, 0158

References

primary: Nisaba 28, no. 681

[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
2025-11-18 at 09:08:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-10-22 at 18:51:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-06 at 11:18:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 114562 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556746.

BM 114562 artifact entry (No. P556746). (2025, November 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556746 (Original work published 2025)

BM 114562 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556746 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 18},
	title = {BM 114562 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556746},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556746
LB  - CDLI:P556746
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BM 114562 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556746
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 114562 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 18, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P556746.

BM 114562 artifact entry (No. P556746). (2025, November 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P556746 (Original work published 2025)

BM 114562 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P556746 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 18},
	title = {BM 114562 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P556746},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P556746},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/18/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P556746
LB  - CDLI:P556746
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - BM 114562 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P556746
ER  -