Education in the Earliest Schools 110 (P273874)

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, 147

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Language(s)

Measurements

82.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 27.0 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-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-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	P273874
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P273874

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	82.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 27.0 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, 147
Accession Number	96262

References

primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 110

[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, CDLI	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 110 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273874.

Education in the Earliest Schools 110 artifact entry (No. P273874). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273874

Education in the Earliest Schools 110 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273874 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273874},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 110 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P273874.

Education in the Earliest Schools 110 artifact entry (No. P273874). (2005, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273874

Education in the Earliest Schools 110 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273874 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2005Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 110 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273874},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273874},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/8/10/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P273874
LB  - CDLI:P273874
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 110 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273874
ER  -