CBS 08444 (P263267)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08444

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; (Obv)6x(LoE)3x(Rev)7x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Contract; (Obv)6x(LoE)3x(Rev)7x(UE)2 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P263267
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P263267

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 08444
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	583229
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.8444

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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
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

Cite this Artifact

“CBS 08444 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263267.

CBS 08444 artifact entry (No. P263267). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263267 (Original work published 2005)

CBS 08444 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263267 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 08444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263267},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263267},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CBS 08444 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263267.

CBS 08444 artifact entry (No. P263267). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263267 (Original work published 2005)

CBS 08444 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263267 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2023CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 08444 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263267},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263267},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P263267
LB  - CDLI:P263267
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CBS 08444 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P263267
ER  -