CM 12, 01 (P342261)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1913.02.182

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Sale of half-share in male slave)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

70.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Sale of half-share in male slave)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Dates Referenced	HE.SE.---.--.-- Wallenfels, CM 12, p. 1, dates to ca. 12-17 SE
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P342261
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P342261

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	70.0 mm × 83.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1913.02.182
Accession Number	07499

References

primary: CM 12, no. 01

[Wallenfels1998CM12] Wallenfels, Ronald. 1998. Seleucid Archival Texts in the Harvard Semitic Museum : Text Editions and Catalogue Raisonné of the Seal Impressions. Vol. 12. Cuneiform Monographs. Groningen : Styx.
history: Doty 1977, 176-179

[sec85238] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-30 at 13:39:27	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-30 at 13:38:22	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-11 at 14:00:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2006-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Pearce, Laurie E.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CM 12, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342261.

CM 12, 01 artifact entry (No. P342261). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342261 (Original work published 2006)

CM 12, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342261 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342261},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CM 12, 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342261.

CM 12, 01 artifact entry (No. P342261). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342261 (Original work published 2006)

CM 12, 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342261 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CM 12, 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342261},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P342261
LB  - CDLI:P342261
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CM 12, 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P342261
ER  -