BE 08/1, 011 (P258211)

Tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00758

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P258211

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
fragment(lower edge is missing)

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 00758
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 576960
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.758

References

  • primary: BE 8/1, 011

    [Clay1908BE8/1] Clay, Albert T. 1908. Legal and Commercial Transactions. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, vol. 8/1. Philadelphia.

  • citation: PIHANS 80, 385-391

    [Bongenaar1997PIHANS80] Bongenaar, A.C.V.M. 1997. The Neo-Babylonian Ebabbar Temple at Sippar : Its Administration and Its Prosopography. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut Te İstanbul 80. İstanbul : Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te İstanbul.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-30 at 19:50:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2026-01-30 at 19:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-12-13 at 20:25:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BE 08/1, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P258211.
BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry (No. P258211). (2026, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258211 (Original work published 2005)
BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258211 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258211},
}

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TI  - BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“BE 08/1, 011 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 30, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P258211.
BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry (No. P258211). (2026, January 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258211 (Original work published 2005)
BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258211 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2026BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 30},
	title = {BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258211},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258211},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/1/30/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P258211
LB  - CDLI:P258211
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BE 08/1, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258211
ER  - 
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