BiMes 24, 53 (P342259)

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 A03459

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Division of shares Division of real estate among 3 parties)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Division of shares Division of real estate among 3 parties)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.088.04?.20? date restored from duplicate, YOS 20, 43. Weisberg's copy, month: DU6. collation required.
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342259
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342259

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 A03459
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	ca96efcb-483e-4617-8a88-72186ed6d43d

References

primary: BiMes 24, 53

[Weisberg1991BiMes24] Weisberg, David B. 1991. The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 24.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-07-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 24, 53 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342259.

BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry (No. P342259). (2006, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342259

BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342259 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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DA  - 2006/7/20/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342259
LB  - CDLI:P342259
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 24, 53 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342259.

BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry (No. P342259). (2006, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342259

BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342259 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342259},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/7/20/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342259
LB  - CDLI:P342259
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - BiMes 24, 53 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342259
ER  -