BM 029542 (P561208)

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 029542

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
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	P561208
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P561208

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 029542
Accession Number	1898-11-14, 0175

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-04 at 10:49:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 029542 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561208.

BM 029542 artifact entry (No. P561208). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561208 (Original work published 2025)

BM 029542 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561208 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {BM 029542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561208},
}

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DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P561208
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M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BM 029542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P561208
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 029542 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561208.

BM 029542 artifact entry (No. P561208). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561208 (Original work published 2025)

BM 029542 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561208 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {BM 029542 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561208},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P561208
LB  - CDLI:P561208
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - BM 029542 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P561208
ER  -