BiMes 24, 06 (P342212)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A03678

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of temple-enterer's prebend)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of temple-enterer's prebend)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.121.08.03
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342212
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342212

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A03678
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	09140281-b1f7-4cd4-95a6-7a3f233784cd

References

primary: BiMes 24, 06

[Weisberg1991BiMes24] Weisberg, David B. 1991. The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 24.
history: HANEM 8,, 174-175

[Corò2005HANEM8] Corò, Paola. 2005. Prebende Templari in Età Seleucide. History of the Ancient Near East. Monographs 8. Padova : Sargon.
collation: AfO (pp. 111-116), 113

[Doty1993/94AfO40/41] Doty, L. Timothy. 1993/1994. “Reviewed Work: The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection. (= Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Vol. 24) by David B. Weisberg.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 40/41: 111–16.
collation: NABU 1995/69, no. 69

[Doty1996NABU69] Doty, L. Timothy. 1995. “Additional Collations to BibMes 24.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1995.
collation: BiOr 51 (pp. 600-604), 600-601, v. 5'

[vanderSpek1994BiOr51] Spek, Robartus J. van der. 1994. “Review: Weisberg D., The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection, Malibu 1991.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 51: 600–604.
collation: JAOS 114, 435-439, 436, 438

[Wallenfels1994JAOS114] Wallenfels, Ronald. 1994. “Review: A New Volume of Texts from Hellenistic Uruk Reviewed Work: The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection by David B. Weisberg.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 114: 435–39. https://doi.org/10.2307/605086.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-05-29 at 09:40:33	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2024-09-20 at 13:24:21	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-20 at 13:01:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 13:11:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 13:08:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 12:58:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 12:56:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2006-07-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 24, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P342212.

BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry (No. P342212). (2026, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342212 (Original work published 2006)

BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342212 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {may 29},
	title = {BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342212},
}

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TI  - BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 24, 06 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 29, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P342212.

BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry (No. P342212). (2026, May 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342212 (Original work published 2006)

BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342212 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {may 29},
	title = {BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342212},
}

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DA  - 2026/5/29/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P342212
LB  - CDLI:P342212
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BiMes 24, 06 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342212
ER  -