BM 082108 (P596398)

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 082108

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	Hammurapi
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	P596398
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P596398

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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 082108
Accession Number	1891-05-09, 2235

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-04 at 15:34:15	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 082108 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P596398.

BM 082108 artifact entry (No. P596398). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596398

BM 082108 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596398 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 082108 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P596398.

BM 082108 artifact entry (No. P596398). (2025, November 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P596398

BM 082108 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P596398 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 4},
	title = {BM 082108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P596398},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P596398},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P596398
LB  - CDLI:P596398
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - BM 082108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P596398
ER  -