Education in the Earliest Schools 109 (P273873)

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, 146

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

86.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {disz#}mu-pa-hi-ru-um
en: 'The assembler';
2. {disz#}mu-ba-ni-it-tum
en: 'Benefactress';
3. {disz}mu-ta2-da-nu-um
en: 'The seller';
4. {disz}mu-ha-an-ni-a-tum
en: 'The shelterer';
5. {disz}mu-u2-du-um
en: 'The multitude';
6. [{disz}]mu#-du-u2-um
en: 'The intelligent one';
reverse
1. {disz}mu-pa-hi-ru-um
en: 'The assembler';
2. {disz}mu-ba-ni-it-tum
en: 'Benefactress';
3. {disz}mu-ta2#-da#-nu-um
en: 'The seller';
4. {disz}mu-ha-an-ni-a-tum
en: 'The shelterer';
5. {disz}mu#-u2-du-um#
en: 'The multitude';
6. {disz}mu#-du-u2-um
en: 'The intelligent one';

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	P273873
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273873

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	86.0 mm × 78.0 mm × 22.0 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, 146
Accession Number	96261

References

primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 109

[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 15:07:29	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 109 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273873.

Education in the Earliest Schools 109 artifact entry (No. P273873). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273873

Education in the Earliest Schools 109 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273873 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273873},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 109 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273873.

Education in the Earliest Schools 109 artifact entry (No. P273873). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273873

Education in the Earliest Schools 109 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273873 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2005Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 109 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273873},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/8/10/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P273873
LB  - CDLI:P273873
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 109 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273873
ER  -