CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a (P258623)

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

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Business document. 6x2x7 lines)

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Business document. 6x2x7 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P258623
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P258623

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	589346 + 589347
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.1290

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258623.

CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a artifact entry (No. P258623). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258623 (Original work published 2005)

CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258623 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 01290 & {CBS} 01290a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258623},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258623.

CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a artifact entry (No. P258623). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258623 (Original work published 2005)

CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258623 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{2023CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 01290 & {CBS} 01290a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258623},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258623
LB  - CDLI:P258623
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CBS 01290 & CBS 01290a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258623
ER  -