BM 049255 (P568409)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 049255

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (Personal name and a city)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (Personal name and a city)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P568409
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P568409

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 049255
Accession Number	1882-03-23, 0246

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2026-03-01 at 16:06:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-17 at 18:53:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 049255 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568409.

BM 049255 artifact entry (No. P568409). (2026, March 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568409 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049255 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568409 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568409},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 049255 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 1, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P568409.

BM 049255 artifact entry (No. P568409). (2026, March 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568409 (Original work published 2025)

BM 049255 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568409 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 1},
	title = {BM 049255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568409},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568409},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/1/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P568409
LB  - CDLI:P568409
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - BM 049255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P568409
ER  -