BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 (P259502)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03129 & CBS 03129a

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt; case:seal impressions on all the sides; Tablet:(Obv)4x(LoE)2x(Rev)3 lines, Case:(Obv)5x(LoE)1x(Rev)4 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt; case:seal impressions on all the sides; Tablet:(Obv)4x(LoE)2x(Rev)3 lines, Case:(Obv)5x(LoE)1x(Rev)4 lines)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P259502

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 03129 & CBS 03129a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589402 + 589403
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.3129

References

Revisions and credits

Cite this Artifact

“BE 15, 086 & BE 14, Pl.15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259502.
BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 artifact entry (No. P259502). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259502 (Original work published 2005)
BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259502 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 15, 086 & {BE} 14, pl.15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259502},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BE 15, 086 & BE 14, Pl.15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259502.
BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 artifact entry (No. P259502). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259502 (Original work published 2005)
BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259502 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 15, 086 & {BE} 14, pl.15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259502},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259502},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P259502
LB  - CDLI:P259502
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - BE 15, 086 & BE 14, pl.15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259502
ER  - 
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