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Fs Kraus 428-429 (P516863)

Legal tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

MLC 02656

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

138.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
Quasi-Hüllentafel
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 138.0 high × 74.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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Artifact comments:
Quasi-Hüllentafel

Text Information

Genre(s): Legal
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: Fs Kraus p.426-483, p. 428-429

[Wilcke1982Kaufverträge] Wilcke, Claus. 1982. “Zwei Spät-Altbabylonische Kaufverträge Aus Kiš. Mit Zwei Exkursen. A: Nudunnûm Und Nīšītum; B: Quasi-Hüllentafeln Und Kanīkāt/Ṭuppāt Ummatim.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 426–83. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MLC 02656
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ammi-saduqa.03.08.25
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2019-10-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 013853 (composite) (P514441)	Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Ammi-saduqa.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Kraus 428-429 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516863.

Fs Kraus 428-429 artifact entry (No. P516863). (2019, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516863

Fs Kraus 428-429 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516863 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {Fs {Kraus} 428-429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516863},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Kraus 428-429 Artifact Entry.” 2019. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2019. https://cdli.earth/P516863.

Fs Kraus 428-429 artifact entry (No. P516863). (2019, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P516863

Fs Kraus 428-429 artifact entry (2019) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P516863 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2019Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2019},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {Fs {Kraus} 428-429 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P516863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P516863},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2019/10/1/
PY  - 2019
ID  - P516863
LB  - CDLI:P516863
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - Fs Kraus 428-429 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P516863
ER  -