StLouis 249 (P274582)

Administrative tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

Souvay 93

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account tablet concerning distributed grain; in columns.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 113.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Account tablet concerning distributed grain; in columns.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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	P274582
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274582

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	92.0 mm × 113.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (Surface: Good) Fragment of a four column tablet.

Provenance

Provenience	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Special Collections and Archives, John T. Richardson Library, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	Souvay 93
Accession Number

References

primary: StLouis, 249

[Freedman1975StLouis] Freedman, R. David. 1975. “The Cuneiform Tablets in St. Louis.” Phdthesis.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-05-27 at 18:55:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2005-09-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 249 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274582.

StLouis 249 artifact entry (No. P274582). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274582 (Original work published 2005)

StLouis 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274582 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“StLouis 249 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274582.

StLouis 249 artifact entry (No. P274582). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274582 (Original work published 2005)

StLouis 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274582 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {StLouis 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274582},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274582},
}

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