BM 078597 (P573134)

Legal tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078597

Period

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
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	P573134
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P573134

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM 078597
Accession Number	1888-05-12 Bu, 0508

References

history: Nisaba 28, no. 406

[Altavilla2016Nisaba28] Altavilla, Stefania, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2016. Late Babylonian Seal Impressions on Tablets in the British Museum: Part 2: Babylon and Its Vicinity. Nisaba 28. Messina : Di.Sc.A.M.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-08-21 at 10:43:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 078597 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573134.

BM 078597 artifact entry (No. P573134). (2025, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573134

BM 078597 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573134 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BM 078597 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573134},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P573134
LB  - CDLI:P573134
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 078597 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573134
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 078597 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P573134.

BM 078597 artifact entry (No. P573134). (2025, August 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P573134

BM 078597 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P573134 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 21},
	title = {BM 078597 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P573134},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P573134},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/8/21/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P573134
LB  - CDLI:P573134
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BM 078597 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P573134
ER  -