BM 080069 (P595421)

Legal 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 080069

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Envelope

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	P595421
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P595421

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 080069
Accession Number	1889-10-14, 0616

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-02 at 20:14:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 080069 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P595421.

BM 080069 artifact entry (No. P595421). (2025, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P595421

BM 080069 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P595421 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {BM 080069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P595421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P595421},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/2/
PY  - 2025
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TI  - BM 080069 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 080069 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P595421.

BM 080069 artifact entry (No. P595421). (2025, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P595421

BM 080069 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P595421 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 2},
	title = {BM 080069 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P595421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P595421},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/2/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P595421
LB  - CDLI:P595421
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BM 080069 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P595421
ER  -