BM 033260 (P562230)

Loan Contracts envelope 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 033260

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Business / Contracts > Loan Contracts
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	P562230
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P562230

Physical information

Artifact type	Envelope
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 033260
Accession Number	B 103

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-28 at 16:54:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-21 at 13:52:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-13 at 10:43:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 033260 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P562230.

BM 033260 artifact entry (No. P562230). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P562230 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033260 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P562230 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 033260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P562230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P562230},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P562230
LB  - CDLI:P562230
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 033260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P562230
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 033260 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 28, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P562230.

BM 033260 artifact entry (No. P562230). (2025, November 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P562230 (Original work published 2025)

BM 033260 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P562230 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 28},
	title = {BM 033260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P562230},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P562230},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/28/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P562230
LB  - CDLI:P562230
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 033260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P562230
ER  -