Education in the Earliest Schools 185 (P273863)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

PARS 12/01, 133

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

31.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ru-ba-tum
 en: ‛Princess,’
2. _dumu-munus_ za-li
 en: daughter of Zali.
reverse
  seal impression
seal 1
1. ru-[ba]-tum
 en: ‛Princess,’
2. _dumu-munus_ [za]-li
 en: daughter of Zali.

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273863

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 31.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
antiquities market
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number PARS 12/01, 133
Accession Number 96285

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170338

References

  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 185

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-06-07 at 13:25:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-09-07 at 15:07:28 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 185 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273863.
Education in the Earliest Schools 185 artifact entry (No. P273863). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273863
Education in the Earliest Schools 185 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273863 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273863},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 185 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273863.
Education in the Earliest Schools 185 artifact entry (No. P273863). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273863
Education in the Earliest Schools 185 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273863 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273863},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/8/10/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P273863
LB  - CDLI:P273863
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273863
ER  - 
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