BM 042189 (P568121)

Business / Contracts tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 042189

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts
Language(s)	Akkadian

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	P568121
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P568121

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 042189
Accession Number	1881-06-25, 0812

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-01 at 14:42:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-09-21 at 13:58:02	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-17 at 15:18:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 042189 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P568121.

BM 042189 artifact entry (No. P568121). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568121 (Original work published 2025)

BM 042189 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568121 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 042189 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568121},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P568121
LB  - CDLI:P568121
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TI  - BM 042189 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 042189 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P568121.

BM 042189 artifact entry (No. P568121). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568121 (Original work published 2025)

BM 042189 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568121 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 042189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568121},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P568121
LB  - CDLI:P568121
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 042189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P568121
ER  -