BM 040018a (P564789)

Administrative sealing excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 040018a

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period
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	P564789
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P564789

Physical information

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 040018a
Accession Number	1880-11-12, 2147

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-09-21 at 13:52:29	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-03-16 at 10:58:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 040018a Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P564789.

BM 040018a artifact entry (No. P564789). (2025, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P564789 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040018a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P564789 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 21},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P564789},
}

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DA  - 2025/9/21/
PY  - 2025
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TI  - BM 040018a artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 040018a Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P564789.

BM 040018a artifact entry (No. P564789). (2025, September 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P564789 (Original work published 2025)

BM 040018a artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P564789 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {sep 21},
	title = {BM 040018a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P564789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P564789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/9/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P564789
LB  - CDLI:P564789
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BM 040018a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P564789
ER  -