Education in the Earliest Schools 117 (P388578)

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, 144

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dur10#-tab-ba{zabar#}
 en: a double edged bronze ax;
2. szen-dilim2{zabar}
 en: a bronze cauldron;
3. szen-bur3{zabar}
 en: a perforated bronze cauldron;
4. szukur#!(|IGI.IR|){zabar}
 en: a bronze lance;
5. gid2-da{zabar}
 en: a bronze dagger;
6. alan{zabar}
 en: a bronze statue;
7. ki-gal{zabar}
 en: a bronze pedestal;
8. {d#}lamma{zabar}
 en: a bronze (statue) of a protective deity
column 2
reverse

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388578

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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, 144
Accession Number 96263

External resources

References

  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 117

    [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
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-09-07 at 15:07:29 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-07-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 117 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388578.
Education in the Earliest Schools 117 artifact entry (No. P388578). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388578 (Original work published 2009)
Education in the Earliest Schools 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388578 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388578},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 117 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388578.
Education in the Earliest Schools 117 artifact entry (No. P388578). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388578 (Original work published 2009)
Education in the Earliest Schools 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388578 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388578},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388578},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P388578
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 117 artifact entry
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