BM 088792 (P598894)

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 088792

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	Samsuiluna
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	P598894
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P598894

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 088792
Accession Number	1900-02-09, 0509

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-11-07 at 15:04:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 088792 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P598894.

BM 088792 artifact entry (No. P598894). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P598894

BM 088792 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P598894 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P598894},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BM 088792 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P598894.

BM 088792 artifact entry (No. P598894). (2025, November 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P598894

BM 088792 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P598894 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).

@misc{2025BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 7},
	title = {BM 088792 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P598894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P598894},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/11/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P598894
LB  - CDLI:P598894
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - BM 088792 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P598894
ER  -