BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 (P259560)

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 03187 & CBS 03187a

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 sides; Tablet:(Obv)5x(Rev)3 lines, Case:(Obv)5x(Rev)4 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt; case:seal impressions on all sides; Tablet:(Obv)5x(Rev)3 lines, Case:(Obv)5x(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/P259560

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet+Case, tablet Obv.RU.corner effaced

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 03187 & CBS 03187a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 589406 + 589407
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.3187

References

Revisions and credits

Cite this Artifact

“BE 15, 114 & BE 14, Pl. 15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259560.
BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (No. P259560). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259560 (Original work published 2005)
BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259560 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 15, 114 & {BE} 14, pl. 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259560},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BE 15, 114 & BE 14, Pl. 15 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259560.
BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (No. P259560). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259560 (Original work published 2005)
BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259560 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 15, 114 & {BE} 14, pl. 15 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259560},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P259560
LB  - CDLI:P259560
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - BE 15, 114 & BE 14, pl. 15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259560
ER  - 
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