MS 4796 (P253826)

Legal tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 4796

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P253826
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P253826

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum Number	MS 4796
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4796 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253826.

MS 4796 artifact entry (No. P253826). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253826

MS 4796 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253826 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2004MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {MS 4796 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253826},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253826
LB  - CDLI:P253826
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MS 4796 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253826
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MS 4796 Artifact Entry.” 2004. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 15, 2004. https://cdli.earth/P253826.

MS 4796 artifact entry (No. P253826). (2004, December 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P253826

MS 4796 artifact entry (2004) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P253826 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2004MS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2004},
	month = {dec 15},
	title = {MS 4796 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P253826},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P253826},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2004/12/15/
PY  - 2004
ID  - P253826
LB  - CDLI:P253826
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - MS 4796 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P253826
ER  -