LB 2639 (unpublished) (P544068)

Business / Contracts tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 2639

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

245.0 mm × 397.0 mm × 221.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 245.0 high × 397.0 wide × 221.0 thick
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  • Museum No.: LB 2639
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-11-01 at 13:58:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View

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    There is no external resource for this artifact yet.

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Upper part of a tablet written in the Old Babylonian ductus. Some kind of contract. The tablet was sealed all over with a cylinder seal before writing.

Cite this Artifact

“LB 2639 (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544068.
LB 2639 (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P544068). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544068
LB 2639 (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544068 (Accessed: September 30, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P544068},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“LB 2639 (Unpublished) Artifact Entry.” 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P544068.
LB 2639 (unpublished) artifact entry (No. P544068). (2023, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P544068
LB 2639 (unpublished) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P544068 (Accessed: September 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-30]},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P544068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P544068},
}

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