Glimpse into the Past 054 (photo Nahum Slapak) (P430056)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Cite

Photo (detail)

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Museum Number

IMJ 87.160.0650

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (orchard purchase)

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (orchard purchase)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sin-muballit.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P430056
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P430056

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Museum Number	IMJ 87.160.0650
Accession Number

References

primary: Glimpse into the Past, 054

[Shaffer1981Glimpse] Shaffer, Aaron. 1981. “ A Glimpse into the Past : The Joseph Ternbach Collection.” In . Vol. 218. Ḳaṭalog (Muzeʼon Yiśraʼel (Jerusalem)).

(photo Nahum Slapak)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-08-28 at 08:55:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-06-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Belli, Oktay; Wasserman, Nathan		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Glimpse into the Past 054 (Photo Nahum Slapak) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430056.

Glimpse into the Past 054 (photo Nahum Slapak) artifact entry (No. P430056). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430056 (Original work published 2012)

Glimpse into the Past 054 (photo Nahum Slapak) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430056 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“Glimpse into the Past 054 (Photo Nahum Slapak) Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430056.

Glimpse into the Past 054 (photo Nahum Slapak) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430056 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {Glimpse into the {Past} 054 (photo {Nahum} {Slapak}) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430056},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430056},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P430056
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Glimpse into the Past 054 (photo Nahum Slapak) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430056
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