MLC 01257 (P296024)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 01257

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

25.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P296024
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P296024

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	25.0 mm × 21.0 mm × 11.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	MLC 01257
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	MLC.1257

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2017-11-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01257 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296024.

MLC 01257 artifact entry (No. P296024). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296024 (Original work published 2017)

MLC 01257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296024 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296024},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 01257 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296024.

MLC 01257 artifact entry (No. P296024). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296024 (Original work published 2017)

MLC 01257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296024 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2023MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MLC 01257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296024},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296024
LB  - CDLI:P296024
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - MLC 01257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296024
ER  -