Education in the Earliest Schools 173 (P273834)

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, 078

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 × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. iti bara2-za3-gar
en: month, 'the shrine placed to the side';
2. iti gu4-si-su
en: month, 'the horned ox marches forth';
3. iti# sig4-a
en: month, 'the brick'
4. iti# szu-numun-a
en: month, 'to seed';
5. iti NE-NE-gar
en: month, 'the lamps are lit';
6. iti kin-{d}inanna
en: month, 'the work of Inanna';
7. iti du6-ku3
en: month, 'the shining mound';
8. iti apin-du8-a
en: month, 'the plow is released';
reverse
1. iti GAN-GAN-ne
en: month, '...';
2. iti AB!(ku7)-e3!(DU)-a
en: month, '...';
3. iti ziz2-a
en: month, 'emmer ...';
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
en: month, 'barley cutting';
5. iti du6-ku5 sze-sag11-ku5
en: month, '... barley cutting';

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P273834
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273834

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	62.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 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, 078
Accession Number	96276

References

primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 173

[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	Action
2011-09-07 at 15:07:28	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	Approved
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 173 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273834.

Education in the Earliest Schools 173 artifact entry (No. P273834). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273834

Education in the Earliest Schools 173 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273834 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273834},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 173 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273834.

Education in the Earliest Schools 173 artifact entry (No. P273834). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273834

Education in the Earliest Schools 173 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273834 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

@misc{2005Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 173 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273834},
}

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DA  - 2005/8/10/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P273834
LB  - CDLI:P273834
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 173 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273834
ER  -