BM 016540 (P560239)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 016540

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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	P560239
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P560239

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 016540
Accession Number	1892-05-16, 0076

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-03-02 at 15:27:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-02-28 at 09:52:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016540 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560239.

BM 016540 artifact entry (No. P560239). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560239 (Original work published 2025)

BM 016540 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560239 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 016540 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560239},
}

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DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
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TI  - BM 016540 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 016540 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560239.

BM 016540 artifact entry (No. P560239). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560239 (Original work published 2025)

BM 016540 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560239 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 016540 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560239},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560239
LB  - CDLI:P560239
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - BM 016540 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560239
ER  -