MUN 148 (P259449)

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

CBS 03076

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	KdT -/IX/1
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P259449
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P259449

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment l. part & Ru. corner broken

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 03076
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	578290
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.3076

References

primary: BAF 21 MUN, no. 148

[Sassmannshausen2001BAF21] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 2001. Beiträge Zur Verwaltung Und Gesellschaft Babyloniens in Der Kassitenzeit. Vol. 21. Baghdader Forschungen. Philip von Zabern.
history: MSKH 1, p.156

[Brinkman1976MSKH1] Brinkman, John A. 1976. A Catalogue of Cuneiform Sources Pertaining to Specific Monarchs of the Kassite Dynasty. Materials and Studies for Kassite History 1. The Oriental Institute, Chicago.
citation: Mayer van Soldt 1991 Or 60, 118

[Mayer_Soldt_1991_Or60] Mayer, Werner R., and Wilfred H. van Soldt. 1991. “Akkadische Lexikographie: CAD S.” Orientalia 60 (2): 109–20.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-01-14 at 11:29:59	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-07-23 at 17:46:35	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
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

“MUN 148 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P259449.

MUN 148 artifact entry (No. P259449). (2026, January 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259449 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 148 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259449 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MUN 148 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 14, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P259449.

MUN 148 artifact entry (No. P259449). (2026, January 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259449 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 148 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259449 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 14},
	title = {MUN 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259449},
}

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M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - MUN 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259449
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