BiMes 24, 01 (P342207)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A02527

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (sale of builder's prebend)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (sale of builder's prebend)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.077.13.14 Van der Spek, 1994, 600: 234 BC in reign of Seleucus II
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342207
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P342207

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A02527
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	56bced34-cf51-4aba-af98-0a29046cdd26

References

primary: BiMes 24, 01

[Weisberg1991BiMes24] Weisberg, David B. 1991. The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 24.
history: Prebende templari, 84 n. 15, 84-85, 121, 208-209

[Corò2005Prebendetemplari] Corò, Paola. 2005. Prebende Templari in Età Seleucide. HANE/M 8. Padova : Sargon.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-12 at 13:11:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-12 at 13:08:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2006-07-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BiMes 24, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342207.

BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry (No. P342207). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342207 (Original work published 2006)

BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342207 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342207},
}

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TI  - BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BiMes 24, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342207.

BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry (No. P342207). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342207 (Original work published 2006)

BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342207 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).

@misc{2024BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342207},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P342207
LB  - CDLI:P342207
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - BiMes 24, 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342207
ER  -