CBS 00838 (P258291)
Legal tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 00838Provenience
-Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract. 6 lines)Language(s)
-Measurements
-Has seal impression(s)
- Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: case
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Legal (Contract. 6 lines)
- Language(s):
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBS 00838
- Accession No.:
- Provenience:
- Elevation:
- Stratigraphic Level:
- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced:
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | Penn Museum | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (577037) (577037)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.838) (CBS.838)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | - | - |
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“CBS 00838 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258291.
CBS 00838 artifact entry (No. P258291). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258291 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 00838 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258291 (Accessed: August 14, 2025).
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