BM 085823 (P561385)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085823

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Legal
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  • Museum No.: BM 085823
  • Accession No.: 1899-04-15, 0630

  • Provenience: Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-05 at 09:43:21 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2025-03-04 at 10:49:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BM 085823 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P561385.
BM 085823 artifact entry (No. P561385). (2025, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P561385 (Original work published 2025)
BM 085823 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P561385 (Accessed: July 4, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-04]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 5},
	title = {BM 085823 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P561385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P561385},
}


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