UM 29-16-769 (P257186)
Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-16-769Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Contract; nail marks; 7x6 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: upper end
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citation: JCS 38 (pp. 172-244), T.x.25
[Kennedy1986JCS38] Kennedy, Douglas A. 1986. “Documentary Evidence for the Economic Base of Early Neo-Babylonian Society: Part II: A Survey of Babylonian Texts, 626-605 B.C.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 38 (2): 172–244. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359799.
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- Museum No.: UM 29-16-769
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Nabopolassar.10+.11.25
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-10-09 at 18:02:13 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (567454) (567454)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-769) (UM.29-16-769)
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Cite this Artifact
“UM 29-16-769 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 9, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P257186.
UM 29-16-769 artifact entry (No. P257186). (2025, October 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257186 (Original work published 2005)
UM 29-16-769 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257186 (Accessed: October 29, 2025).
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