GCBC 00891 (P294778)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 00891

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P294778

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience
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 00891
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) GCBC.891

References

  • history: MVS 17, no. 81

    [Colbow1995MVS17] Colbow, Gudrun. 1995. Die Spätaltbabylonische Glyptik Südbabyloniens. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 17. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-11-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“GCBC 00891 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P294778.
GCBC 00891 artifact entry (No. P294778). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P294778 (Original work published 2017)
GCBC 00891 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P294778 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {GCBC 00891 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P294778},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“GCBC 00891 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P294778.
GCBC 00891 artifact entry (No. P294778). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P294778 (Original work published 2017)
GCBC 00891 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P294778 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023GCBC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {GCBC 00891 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P294778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P294778},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P294778
LB  - CDLI:P294778
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - GCBC 00891 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P294778
ER  -
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