BE 15, 031 & BE 14, pl. 15 (P259538)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03165

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Official's salary; case:seal impressions on all sides; Tablet:(Obv)4x(LoE)2x(Rev)3 lines, Case:(Obv)5x(LoE)2x(Rev)2 lines)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Official's salary; case:seal impressions on all sides; Tablet:(Obv)4x(LoE)2x(Rev)3 lines, Case:(Obv)5x(LoE)2x(Rev)2 lines)
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 15, 031 & BE 14, Pl. 15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259538.
BE 15, 031 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (No. P259538). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259538 (Original work published 2005)
BE 15, 031 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259538 (Accessed: July 8, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259538},
}

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