BM 079118 (P594733)

Administrative envelope 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 079118

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
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	P594733
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P594733

Physical information

Artifact type	Envelope
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 079118
Accession Number	1889-04-26, 0415

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-10-29 at 11:11:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 079118 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P594733.

BM 079118 artifact entry (No. P594733). (2025, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P594733

BM 079118 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P594733 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

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	month = {oct 29},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P594733},
}

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DA  - 2025/10/29/
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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 079118 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 29, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P594733.

BM 079118 artifact entry (No. P594733). (2025, October 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P594733

BM 079118 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P594733 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 29},
	title = {BM 079118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P594733},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P594733},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/10/29/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P594733
LB  - CDLI:P594733
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - BM 079118 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P594733
ER  -