Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 (P566587)

Divination artifact excavated in Uncertain (mod. Hazor), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Museum Number

1967-1189

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Hazor)

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Divination

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Divination
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P566587
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P566587

Physical information

Artifact type
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Museum Number	1967-1189
Accession Number

References

primary: Cuneiform in Canaan, Hazor 3

[Horowitz2006Canaan] Horowitz, Wayne, and Takayoshi Oshima. 2006. Cuneiform in Canaan : Cuneiform Sources from the Land of Israel in Ancient Times.
history: Landsberger, IEJ 14/4 (1964)

[Landsberger1964-YRBEEBM9] Landsberger, Benno, and Hayim Tadmor. 1964. “Fragments of Clay Liver Models from Hazor.” Israel Exploration Journal 14 (4): 201–18. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27924994.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-05-06 at 07:21:52	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Johansson, Carolin; Melin-Kronsell, Nils; Nett, Seraina; Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566587.

Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 artifact entry (No. P566587). (2025, May 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566587

Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566587 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P566587.

Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 artifact entry (No. P566587). (2025, May 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P566587

Cuneiform in Canaan Hazor 03 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P566587 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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