BM 083908 (P597417)

Legal tablet and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 083908

Period

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P597417
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P597417

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 083908
Accession Number	1883-01-21, 1071

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-05 at 10:17:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BM 083908 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597417.

BM 083908 artifact entry (No. P597417). (2025, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597417

BM 083908 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597417 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	month = {nov 5},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P597417},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BM 083908 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 5, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P597417.

BM 083908 artifact entry (No. P597417). (2025, November 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P597417

BM 083908 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P597417 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 5},
	title = {BM 083908 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P597417},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P597417},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/5/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P597417
LB  - CDLI:P597417
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - BM 083908 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P597417
ER  -