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BE 15, 048c & BE 14, pl. 15 (P259549)

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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Chemical Data

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Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03176

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; seal impressions all over the surfaces;* it would damage impressions; (Obv)5x(LoE)1x(Rev)3 lines)

Language(s)

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: Case tablet (should not be opened*)
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Official's salary; seal impressions all over the surfaces;* it would damage impressions; (Obv)5x(LoE)1x(Rev)3 lines)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: BE 15, 048c & BE 14, pl. 15

[Clay1906BE15] Clay, Albert T. 1906. Documents from the Archives of Nippur Dated in the Reigns of Cassite Rulers. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, vol. 15. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14894.pdf.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 03176
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (578381) (578381)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.3176) (CBS.3176)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

BE 15, 048c matches the photo of CBS 3176, however, BE 15, 050 is also listed as CBS 3176 although it is clearly a different tablet.

Cite this Artifact

“BE 15, 048c & BE 14, Pl. 15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259549.

BE 15, 048c & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (No. P259549). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259549 (Original work published 2005)

BE 15, 048c & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259549 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 15, 048c & BE 14, Pl. 15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259549.

BE 15, 048c & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (No. P259549). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259549 (Original work published 2005)

BE 15, 048c & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259549 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259549},
}

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