BM 043288 (P568713)

Business / Contracts tablet 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 043288

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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	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	P568713
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P568713

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 043288
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 1052

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
2025-07-18 at 16:05:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 043288 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P568713.

BM 043288 artifact entry (No. P568713). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568713 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043288 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568713 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 043288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568713},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P568713
LB  - CDLI:P568713
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 043288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P568713
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 043288 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P568713.

BM 043288 artifact entry (No. P568713). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568713 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043288 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568713 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 043288 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568713},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P568713
LB  - CDLI:P568713
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 043288 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P568713
ER  -