MSL 14, 147a (P255607)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-13-683

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Business from Sgs/3 to /5; 18x10 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Business from Sgs/3 to /5; 18x10 lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	Sgs -/-/5
Accounting Period

Record

P228588P228588

CDLI number	P255607
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P255607

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	UM 29-13-683
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	565408
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.29-13-683

References

primary: MSL 14, 147a

[Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

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
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MSL 14, 147a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255607.

MSL 14, 147a artifact entry (No. P255607). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255607 (Original work published 2005)

MSL 14, 147a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255607 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MSL 14, 147a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255607},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255607},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“MSL 14, 147a Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255607.

MSL 14, 147a artifact entry (No. P255607). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255607 (Original work published 2005)

MSL 14, 147a artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255607 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {MSL 14, 147a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255607},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255607},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P255607
LB  - CDLI:P255607
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MSL 14, 147a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P255607
ER  -