Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Collection(s)
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, SwitzerlandMuseum Number
MAH 15962 & MAH 16213Provenience
Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)Artifact Type
Tablet & envelopeMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LegalLanguage(s)
Old AssyrianMeasurements
114.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 19.0 mmHas seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Legal |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Old Assyrian |
| Period | Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDLI Seals 012186 (composite) (P500618) | S012186 | uncertain (mod. uncertain) | Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) | |
| CDLI Seals 012187 (composite) (P500619) | S012187 | uncertain (mod. uncertain) | Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) | |
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - | |
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - | |
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - | |
| dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) | S999999 | - | - |
| CDLI number |
P216609
P361312
(retired)
P361315
(retired)
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P216609 |
| Artifact type | Tablet & envelope |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 114.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 19.0 mm |
| Weight | |
| Material(s) | Clay |
| Preservation |
| Provenience | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | Assur M9 |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Museum Number | MAH 15962 & MAH 16213 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Text Corpus of Middle Assyrian (TCMA) | P216609 |
primary: JNES 16, 170
history: FAOS 1, 1
citation: JCS 05 (pp. 18-20), 018-020
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-24 at 12:55:21 | de Ridder, Jacob Jan | Artifact metadata | de Ridder, Jacob Jan | de Ridder, Jacob Jan | Approved |
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| 2023-06-01 at 19:57:55 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Novotny, Jamie | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2018-06-21 at 12:40:35 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2017-10-27 at 09:15:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-09-26 at 14:40:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2014-09-26 at 14:36:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2012-02-06 at 19:55:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024JNES,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-22]},
year = {2024},
month = {oct 24},
title = {JNES 16, 170 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P216609},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216609},
}
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