GCCI 2, 261 (P294518)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Goucher College Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Goucher College Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

GCBC 00619

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P294518

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Goucher College Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number GCBC 00619
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-034236
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) GCBC.619

References

  • primary: GCCI 2, 261

    [Dougherty1923-1933GCCI2] Dougherty, Raymond P. 1923-1933. Archives from Erech: Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods. Vol. 2. Goucher College Cuneiform Inscriptions.

  • history: JNES 8 (pp. 172-193), 178

    [Oppenheim1949Garments] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1949. “The Golden Garments of the Gods.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 8 (3): 172–93. https://doi.org/10.1086/370928.

    cf

  • history: NUVI 2, no. 78

    [Salonen1976NUVI2] Salonen, Erkki. 1976. Vol. 2. Neubabylonische Urkunden Verschiedenen Inhalts. Helsinki : Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.

  • history: cf Ebeling, ZA 50, 1952, 211

    [sec61633] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-12-07 at 11:03:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-26 at 18:07:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-06-26 at 17:58:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 10:18:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 10:10:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 10:07:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-28 at 09:48:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-16 at 13:59:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“GCCI 2, 261  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P294518.
GCCI 2, 261  artifact entry (No. P294518). (2025, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P294518 (Original work published 2006)
GCCI 2, 261  artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P294518 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P294518},
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Cite this Artifacts

“GCCI 2, 261  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P294518.
GCCI 2, 261  artifact entry (No. P294518). (2025, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P294518 (Original work published 2006)
GCCI 2, 261  artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P294518 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P294518},
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