Fs. Fales, 157-159 (P518451)

Legal tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 114408

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Fs. Fales, 157-159

    [Corò2012FsFales] Corò, Paola. 2012. “By the Written Order of the Rab Ša Rēš Āli Ša Uruk: Towards an Understanding of the Bīt Ritti System in Hellenistic Uruk.” In Leggo! Studies Presented to Frederick Mario Fales on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, edited by Giovanni B. Lanfranchi, Daniele Morandi Bonacossi, Cinzia Pappi, and Simonetta Ponchia, 149–60. Harrassowitz Verlag . Wiesbaden.

  • history: BM Stamp Seals 3, 736

    [Mitchell2008BMStampSeals3] Mitchell, T. C., and Ann Searight. 2008. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals. III : Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles. Leiden ; Boston : Brill.

  • citation: Dict Prosop

    [Monerie2014DictProsop] Monerie, Julien. 2014. D’Alexandre à Zoilos : Dictionnaire Prosopographique Des Porteurs de Nom Grec Dans Les Sources Cunéiformes. Vol. 23. Oriens et Occidens.

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  • Museum No.: BM 114408
  • Accession No.: 1920-6-15, 4

  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Period: Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: HE.SE.139.07.22
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-14 at 16:28:47 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-12-12 at 15:53:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-15 at 14:47:28 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-12-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs. Fales, 157-159 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518451.
Fs. Fales, 157-159 artifact entry (No. P518451). (2024, December 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518451 (Original work published 2019)
Fs. Fales, 157-159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518451 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 14},
	title = {Fs. {Fales}, 157-159 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518451},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs. Fales, 157-159 Artifact Entry.” (2019) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P518451.
Fs. Fales, 157-159 artifact entry (No. P518451). (2024, December 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P518451 (Original work published 2019)
Fs. Fales, 157-159 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P518451 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {dec 14},
	title = {Fs. {Fales}, 157-159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P518451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P518451},
}

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DA  - 2024/12/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P518451
LB  - CDLI:P518451
M1  - 2025/8/11/
TI  - Fs. Fales, 157-159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P518451
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