BE 08/1, 128 (P259956)
Legal tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 03583Period
Achaemenid (547-331 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Legal (Signature & seal impr on u.e.; 10x2x7 lines)Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description: obv partly effaced
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primary: BE 8/1, 128
[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.
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- Museum No.: CBS 03583
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Darius2..04.06.04
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2025-12-13 at 20:25:26 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (578752) (578752)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.3583) (CBS.3583)
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Cite this Artifact
“BE 08/1, 128 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259956.
BE 08/1, 128 artifact entry (No. P259956). (2025, December 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259956 (Original work published 2005)
BE 08/1, 128 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259956 (Accessed: January 7, 2026).
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