Education in the Earliest Schools 056 (P273797)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

PARS 12/01, 002

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

62.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P273797
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273797

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	62.0 mm × 84.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number	PARS 12/01, 002
Accession Number	96230

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Old Babylonian Model Contracts (OBMC)	P273797
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P273797

References

primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 56

[Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 056 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273797.

Education in the Earliest Schools 056 artifact entry (No. P273797). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273797 (Original work published 2005)

Education in the Earliest Schools 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273797 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 056 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273797.

Education in the Earliest Schools 056 artifact entry (No. P273797). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273797 (Original work published 2005)

Education in the Earliest Schools 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273797 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273797},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/27/
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