01.IS.55 unpublished unassigned (P499205)

Business / Contracts tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Photo (envelope)

Museum Collection(s)

Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

01.IS.55

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal > Business / Contracts (contract)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sumu-abum.13.10.00
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

20160927 miller: Information based on a catalogue created for Glencairn by Sjöberg in 1977.

CDLI number	P499205
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P499205

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Glencairn Museum, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	01.IS.55
Accession Number	14

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-02-02 at 09:25:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-09-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“01.IS.55 Unpublished Unassigned Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499205.

01.IS.55 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (No. P499205). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499205 (Original work published 2016)

01.IS.55 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499205 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“01.IS.55 Unpublished Unassigned Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 2, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499205.

01.IS.55 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (No. P499205). (2023, February 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499205 (Original work published 2016)

01.IS.55 unpublished unassigned artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499205 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 2},
	title = {01.{IS}.55 unpublished unassigned artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499205},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499205},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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