BM 081990 (P596340)

Administrative tag 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 081990

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tag

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	P596340
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P596340

Physical information

Artifact type	Tag
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 081990
Accession Number	1891-05-09, 2122

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 081990 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P596340.

BM 081990 artifact entry (No. P596340). (2025, November 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596340

BM 081990 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596340 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 3},
	title = {BM 081990 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P596340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596340},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P596340
LB  - CDLI:P596340
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 081990 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P596340
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 081990 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P596340.

BM 081990 artifact entry (No. P596340). (2025, November 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596340

BM 081990 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596340 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 3},
	title = {BM 081990 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P596340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596340},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P596340
LB  - CDLI:P596340
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BM 081990 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P596340
ER  -