BM 023303 (P560972)

Legal tablet excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), 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 023303

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

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	Itur-Shamash
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	P560972
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P560972

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 023303
Accession Number	1897-05-14, 0017

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-03-02 at 16:39:07	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 Artifact

“BM 023303 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560972.

BM 023303 artifact entry (No. P560972). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560972 (Original work published 2025)

BM 023303 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560972 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 023303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560972
LB  - CDLI:P560972
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 023303 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560972
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 023303 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P560972.

BM 023303 artifact entry (No. P560972). (2025, March 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P560972 (Original work published 2025)

BM 023303 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P560972 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 2},
	title = {BM 023303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P560972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P560972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P560972
LB  - CDLI:P560972
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 023303 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P560972
ER  -