YOS 20, 031 (P296740)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 02164

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Quitclaim concerning finished house and undeveloped lot in the Istar Gate district)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

95.0 mm × 120.0 mm × 25.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 95.0 high × 120.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Quitclaim concerning finished house and undeveloped lot in the Istar Gate district)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: YOS 20, 31

    [Doty2012YOS20] Doty, L. Timothy, and Ronald Wallenfels. 2012. Cuneiform Documents from Hellenistic Uruk. Yale Oriental Series. Babylonian Texts, Vol. 20. New Haven: Yale University Press.

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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.067.06.22
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Cite this Artifact

“YOS 20, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296740.
YOS 20, 031 artifact entry (No. P296740). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296740 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 20, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296740 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 20, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296740},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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ID  - P296740
LB  - CDLI:P296740
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - YOS 20, 031 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“YOS 20, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296740.
YOS 20, 031 artifact entry (No. P296740). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296740 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 20, 031 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296740 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
@misc{2023YOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {YOS 20, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296740},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296740
LB  - CDLI:P296740
M1  - 2025/8/19/
TI  - YOS 20, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296740
ER  - 
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