BiMes 24, 29 (P342235)

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 A32114

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of built up house and undeveloped lot in Adad temple district)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of built up house and undeveloped lot in Adad temple district)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.148.11?.19 (Alternative Years: 2.II.163 BC) month restored based on duplicate, Van der Spek, 1994, 601
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342235
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P342235

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 A32114
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	a77451c7-ebfe-4925-bcee-fd11b445e5c7

References

primary: BiMes 24, 29

[Weisberg1991BiMes24] Weisberg, David B. 1991. The Late Babylonian Texts of the Oriental Institute Collection. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica 24.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2006-07-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BiMes 24, 29 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342235.

BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry (No. P342235). (2006, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342235

BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342235 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	year = {2006},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342235},
}

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PY  - 2006
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TI  - BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BiMes 24, 29 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P342235.

BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry (No. P342235). (2006, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342235

BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342235 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2006BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342235},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/7/20/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P342235
LB  - CDLI:P342235
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - BiMes 24, 29 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342235
ER  -