BM 043802 (P568942)

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 043802

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / 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	P568942
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P568942

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 043802
Accession Number	1881-07-01, 1563

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
2025-07-19 at 15:47:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 043802 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P568942.

BM 043802 artifact entry (No. P568942). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568942 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043802 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568942 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 043802 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568942},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P568942
LB  - CDLI:P568942
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 043802 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P568942
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 043802 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P568942.

BM 043802 artifact entry (No. P568942). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P568942 (Original work published 2025)

BM 043802 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P568942 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 043802 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P568942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P568942},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P568942
LB  - CDLI:P568942
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 043802 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P568942
ER  -