BM 069317 (P588501)

Legal 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 069317

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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	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	P588501
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P588501

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 069317
Accession Number	1882-09-18, 09314

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-10-20 at 09:24:41	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 069317 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P588501.

BM 069317 artifact entry (No. P588501). (2025, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P588501

BM 069317 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P588501 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {BM 069317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P588501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P588501},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/20/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P588501
LB  - CDLI:P588501
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 069317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P588501
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 069317 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P588501.

BM 069317 artifact entry (No. P588501). (2025, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P588501

BM 069317 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P588501 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {BM 069317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P588501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P588501},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/20/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P588501
LB  - CDLI:P588501
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 069317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P588501
ER  -