Cuneiform in Canaan, Hebron 01 (P567407)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Tel Hebron), 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

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Tel Hebron)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P567407
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P567407

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	65.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	50%

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Tel Hebron)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	H.86-1
Findspot	Area S
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

primary: Anbar, Tel Aviv 13/1 (1986)

[Anbar1986-9MG2PMSS] Anbar, Moshé, and Nadav Na’aman. 1986. “An Account Tablet of Sheep from Ancient Hebron.” Tel Aviv 13 (1): 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1179/tav.1986.1986.1.3.
history: Cuneiform in Canaan, p. 88-91 no. Hebron 1

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2025-06-09 at 11:41:45	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, Hebron 01 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P567407.

Cuneiform in Canaan, Hebron 01 artifact entry (No. P567407). (2025, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P567407

Cuneiform in Canaan, Hebron 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P567407 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Cuneiform in Canaan, Hebron 01 Artifact Entry.” 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P567407.

Cuneiform in Canaan, Hebron 01 artifact entry (No. P567407). (2025, June 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P567407

Cuneiform in Canaan, Hebron 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P567407 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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