PBS 07, 028 (P260996)

Letter tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04727

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter, to(ana) awe^[lim]; 1 line, 4 impressions of the same cylinder seal)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

case
1. a-na a-wi-lim#
seal
1. [_{d}]ne_-[x x]
2. [x]-_nig2-nig2-ni?_-[x x]
3. _dingir sig7 lu-lu ka#?_
tablet
  broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: envelope
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter, to(ana) awe^[lim]; 1 line, 4 impressions of the same cylinder seal)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 7, 28

    [Ungnad1915PBS7] Ungnad, Arthur. 1915. Babylonian Letters of the Ḫammurapi Period. Publications of the Babylonian Section 7. Philadelphia: The University Museum.

  • history: AbB 11, 28

    [Stol1986AbB11] Stol, Marten. 1986. Letters from Collections in Philadelphia, Chicago and Berkeley. Altbabylonische Briefe in Umschrift Und Übersetzung, Heft 11. Leiden: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04727
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 07, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260996.
PBS 07, 028 artifact entry (No. P260996). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260996 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 07, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260996 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260996},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260996},
}

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