BE 17/1, 087 (P260035)

Letter tablet 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

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03663

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter from Gu-za-ar-AN to In-nu-u2-a; 10x9x3(u.e.)x2(l.e.) lines; 5.5x6x2 cm)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Letter from Gu-za-ar-AN to In-nu-u2-a; 10x9x3(u.e.)x2(l.e.) lines; 5.5x6x2 cm)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P260035
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P260035

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment lo. half wanting

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 03663
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	578829
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.3663

References

primary: BE 17/1,, 087

[Radau1908BE17/1] Radau, Hugo. 1908. Letters to the Cassite Kings from the Temple Archives of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition 17/1.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260035.

BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry (No. P260035). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260035 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260035 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260035},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 087 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260035.

BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry (No. P260035). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260035 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260035 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260035},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P260035
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - BE 17/1, 087 artifact entry
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