BM 081780 (P596163)

Administrative 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 081780

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

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	P596163
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P596163

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 081780
Accession Number	1891-05-09, 1912

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-03 at 18:08:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 081780 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P596163.

BM 081780 artifact entry (No. P596163). (2025, November 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596163

BM 081780 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596163 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	month = {nov 3},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596163},
}

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DA  - 2025/11/3/
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Cite this Artifact

“BM 081780 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P596163.

BM 081780 artifact entry (No. P596163). (2025, November 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596163

BM 081780 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596163 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 3},
	title = {BM 081780 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P596163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596163},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P596163
LB  - CDLI:P596163
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 081780 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P596163
ER  -