BM 022769 (P560959)

Legal tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), 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 022769

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

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	Hammurapi
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	P560959
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P560959

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 022769
Accession Number	1897-05-10, 0032

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-03-02 at 16:34:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-01 at 20:00:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 022769 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560959.

BM 022769 artifact entry (No. P560959). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560959 (Original work published 2025)

BM 022769 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560959 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 022769 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560959
LB  - CDLI:P560959
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 022769 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560959
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 022769 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560959.

BM 022769 artifact entry (No. P560959). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560959 (Original work published 2025)

BM 022769 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560959 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 022769 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560959
LB  - CDLI:P560959
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 022769 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560959
ER  -