BE 08/1, 053 (P259924)

Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03549

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; Aramaic docket on le.e.; 8x1x8x2(u.e.) lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Aramaic

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Legal (Contract; Aramaic docket on le.e.; 8x1x8x2(u.e.) lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian, Aramaic

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nabonidus.14.04.15 Nbn 15/IV/14
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P259924
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P259924

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	u. le. & r. corners wanting

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 03549
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	578718
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.3549

References

primary: BE 8/1, 053

[Clay1908BE8/1] Clay, Albert T. 1908. Legal and Commercial Transactions. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, vol. 8/1. Philadelphia.
history: BE 8/1, 053

[Clay1908BE8/1] Clay, Albert T. 1908. Legal and Commercial Transactions. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, vol. 8/1. Philadelphia.

Aramaic endorsement p. 16, pl. 9 no. 34

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-12-13 at 20:25:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“BE 08/1, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259924.

BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry (No. P259924). (2025, December 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259924 (Original work published 2005)

BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259924 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 13},
	title = {BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259924},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BE 08/1, 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259924.

BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry (No. P259924). (2025, December 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259924 (Original work published 2005)

BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259924 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2025BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {dec 13},
	title = {BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259924},
}

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DA  - 2025/12/13/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P259924
LB  - CDLI:P259924
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - BE 08/1, 053 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259924
ER  -