Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 (P521455)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tell Taanach), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

unknown

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tell Taanach)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Ugaritic

Measurements

22.0 mm × 12.5 mm × 48.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Ugaritic

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P521455
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P521455

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	22.0 mm × 12.5 mm × 48.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Tell Taanach)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TT 433
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

References

primary: Cuneiform in Canaan, p. 161-162 no. Taanach 15

[Horowitz2006Canaan] Horowitz, Wayne, and Takayoshi Oshima. 2006. Cuneiform in Canaan : Cuneiform Sources from the Land of Israel in Ancient Times.
history: KTU3, 4.767

[Dietrich2013KTU3] Dietrich, Manfried, Oswald Loretz, and Joaquín Sanmartín. 2013. The Cuneiform Alphabetic Texts from Ugarit, Ras Ibn Hani and Other Places. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament, Bd. 360/1. Münster : Ugarit-Verlag.
history: Hillers, BASOR 173 (1964)

[Hillers1964-WKLNXLZ8] Hillers, D. R. 1964. “An Alphabetic Cuneiform Tablet from Taanach (TT 433).” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 173: 45–50. https://doi.org/10.2307/1355585.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-05-20 at 20:47:41	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Johansson, Carolin; Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Nett, Seraina; Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2020-09-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P521455.

Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 artifact entry (No. P521455). (2025, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P521455 (Original work published 2020)

Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P521455 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 Artifact Entry.” (2020) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P521455.

Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 artifact entry (No. P521455). (2025, May 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P521455 (Original work published 2020)

Cuneiform in Canaan, Taanach 15 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P521455 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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