BRM 2, 10 (P296686)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 02110

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of slave)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

75.0 mm × 88.0 mm × 30.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 75.0 high × 88.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: complete
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  • primary: BRM 2, 10

    [Clay1913BRM2] Clay, Albert T. 1913. Legal Documents from Erech Dated in the Seleucid Era (312 - 65 B. C.). Babylonian Records in the Library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Part 2. New York: privately printed.

  • history: Doty diss., 324-327

    [Doty1977HellenisticUruk] Doty, L. Timothy. 1977. “Cuneiform Archives from Hellenistic Uruk.” Phdthesis, Yale University.

  • history: JNES 38, 1979, 195ff

    [Doty1979JNES38] Doty, L. Timothy. 1979. “An Official Seal of the Seleucid Period.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 38 (3): 195–97. https://doi.org/10.1086/372740.

  • history: JA 1922 (pp. 1-48), 44

    [Fossey1922JA] Fossey, Charles. 1922. “Études Assyriennes.” Journal Asiatique 1922 (1): 1–48.

  • history: JNES 41, 1982, 51ff

    [McEwan1982JNES41] McEwan, Gilbert J. P. 1982. “An Official Seleucid Seal Reconsidered.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 41: 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1086/372912.

  • history: Babyloniaca 15, 150-153

    [Rutten1935Babyloniaca15[2]] Rutten, Marguerite M. 1935. “Contrats de l’époque Seleucide Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre.” Babyloniaca 15.

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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.037.06.02
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-20 at 18:29:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-20 at 18:14:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 16:55:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-11 at 16:05:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“BRM 2, 10  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296686.
BRM 2, 10  artifact entry (No. P296686). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296686 (Original work published 2006)
BRM 2, 10  artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296686 (Accessed: October 23, 2025).
@misc{2024BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {BRM 2, 10  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296686},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/10/23/
TI  - BRM 2, 10  artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BRM 2, 10  Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P296686.
BRM 2, 10  artifact entry (No. P296686). (2024, September 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296686 (Original work published 2006)
BRM 2, 10  artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296686 (Accessed: October 23, 2025).
@misc{2024BRM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 20},
	title = {BRM 2, 10  artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296686},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/20/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P296686
LB  - CDLI:P296686
M1  - 2025/10/23/
TI  - BRM 2, 10  artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296686
ER  - 
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