BM 047315 (P570931)

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 047315

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	Samsuditana
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	P570931
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P570931

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 047315
Accession Number	1881-08-30, 0566a

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-12-01 at 14:47:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2025-07-23 at 10:11:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 047315 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570931.

BM 047315 artifact entry (No. P570931). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570931 (Original work published 2025)

BM 047315 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570931 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 047315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P570931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P570931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P570931
LB  - CDLI:P570931
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - BM 047315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P570931
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 047315 Artifact Entry.” (2025) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P570931.

BM 047315 artifact entry (No. P570931). (2025, December 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P570931 (Original work published 2025)

BM 047315 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P570931 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 1},
	title = {BM 047315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P570931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P570931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/12/1/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P570931
LB  - CDLI:P570931
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - BM 047315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P570931
ER  -