SM 1899.02.045 (P405837)

Legal tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.045

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (SM catalogue: Edzard: separation wall)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (SM catalogue: Edzard: separation wall)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Rim-Sin 2
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P405837
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P405837

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	74.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	chip in rev. lower left corner

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1899.02.045
Accession Number	01423 (SM catalogue: 0367)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“SM 1899.02.045 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405837.

SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry (No. P405837). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405837

SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405837 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405837},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405837
LB  - CDLI:P405837
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405837
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“SM 1899.02.045 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P405837.

SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry (No. P405837). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405837

SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405837 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P405837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P405837},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P405837
LB  - CDLI:P405837
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - SM 1899.02.045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P405837
ER  -