MLC 02261 (P296830)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

MLC 02261

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P296830
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P296830

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	MLC 02261
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	MLC.2261

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
2017-11-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 02261 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296830.

MLC 02261 artifact entry (No. P296830). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296830 (Original work published 2017)

MLC 02261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296830 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296830},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MLC 02261 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P296830.

MLC 02261 artifact entry (No. P296830). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P296830 (Original work published 2017)

MLC 02261 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P296830 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).

@misc{2023MLC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MLC 02261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P296830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P296830},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P296830
LB  - CDLI:P296830
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MLC 02261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P296830
ER  -