BM 017212 (P560543)

Legal 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 017212

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Ammisaduqa
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	P560543
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P560543

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 017212
Accession Number	1892-07-09, 0328

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 14:39:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 017212 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560543.

BM 017212 artifact entry (No. P560543). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560543 (Original work published 2025)

BM 017212 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560543 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 017212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560543},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560543
LB  - CDLI:P560543
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 017212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560543
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 017212 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560543.

BM 017212 artifact entry (No. P560543). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560543 (Original work published 2025)

BM 017212 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560543 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 017212 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560543},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560543},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560543
LB  - CDLI:P560543
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 017212 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560543
ER  -