MUN 161 (P259524)

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 03051

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt; (Obv)4x(LoE)3x(Rev)3 lines)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Receipt; (Obv)4x(LoE)3x(Rev)3 lines)
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	13/XI/3; KdT 22*/I/14 ?
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P259524
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P259524

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
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 03051
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	578265
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.3051

References

primary: BAF 21 MUN, no. 161

[Sassmannshausen2001BAF21] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 2001. Beiträge Zur Verwaltung Und Gesellschaft Babyloniens in Der Kassitenzeit. Vol. 21. Baghdader Forschungen. Philip von Zabern.
history: MSKH 1, p.160

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-11-01 at 14:33:01	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	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“MUN 161 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259524.

MUN 161 artifact entry (No. P259524). (2025, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259524 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 161 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259524 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“MUN 161 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259524.

MUN 161 artifact entry (No. P259524). (2025, November 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259524 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 161 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259524 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {nov 1},
	title = {MUN 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259524},
}

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