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CBS 00844 (P258295)

Legal tablet & envelope dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00844

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract.3 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: case
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract.3 lines)
  • Language(s):


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00844
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience:
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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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Cite this Artifact
“CBS 00844 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258295.
CBS 00844 artifact entry (No. P258295). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258295 (Original work published 2005)
CBS 00844 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258295 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 00844 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258295},
}

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