BM 029665 (P561217)

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 029665

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	Samsuiluna
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	P561217
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P561217

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 029665
Accession Number	1898-11-15, 0051

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 Artifact

“BM 029665 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561217.

BM 029665 artifact entry (No. P561217). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561217 (Original work published 2025)

BM 029665 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561217 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {BM 029665 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561217},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P561217
LB  - CDLI:P561217
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 029665 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P561217
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 029665 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561217.

BM 029665 artifact entry (No. P561217). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561217 (Original work published 2025)

BM 029665 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561217 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {BM 029665 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561217},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/3/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P561217
LB  - CDLI:P561217
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 029665 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P561217
ER  -