LB 1152k (unpublished) (P543880)

Legal envelope excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 1152k

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Old Assyrian

Measurements

11.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 36.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)	Old Assyrian

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

Fragment from an Old Assyrian envelope.All LB 1152 fragments have been joined in June 2019 by the conservator Carmen Gütschow, see the new photographs in her report.

CDLI number	P543880
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P543880

Physical information

Artifact type	Envelope
Dimensions	11.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 36.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number	LB 1152k
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-11-01 at 13:58:34	Dahl, Jacob L.	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.		Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“LB 1152k (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543880.

LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P543880). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543880

LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543880 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2023LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P543880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543880},
}

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DA  - 2023/11/1/
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LB  - CDLI:P543880
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P543880
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“LB 1152k (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P543880.

LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P543880). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P543880

LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P543880 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2023LB,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P543880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P543880},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/11/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P543880
LB  - CDLI:P543880
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - LB 1152k (unpublished) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P543880
ER  -