PBS 01/2, 077 (P261059)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04790

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter, dealing w/a legal dispute, mentions earlier events from the 22nd year of Burna-Buriash (MSKH p.117), also refers to the 22nd year of Nazi-Murattash (MSKH p.283); (Obv)8x(LoE)3X(Rev)11X(LE)1 lines)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lower part
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter, dealing w/a legal dispute, mentions earlier events from the 22nd year of Burna-Buriash (MSKH p.117), also refers to the 22nd year of Nazi-Murattash (MSKH p.283); (Obv)8x(LoE)3X(Rev)11X(LE)1 lines)
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  • primary: PBS 1/2, 077

    [Lutz1919PBS1/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1919. Selected Sumerian and Babylonian Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/2. University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: MSKH 1, 117, 283

    [Brinkman1976MSKH1] Brinkman, John A. 1976. A Catalogue of Cuneiform Sources Pertaining to Specific Monarchs of the Kassite Dynasty. Materials and Studies for Kassite History 1. The Oriental Institute, Chicago.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04790
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 01/2, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261059.
PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry (No. P261059). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261059 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261059 (Accessed: October 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261059},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 01/2, 077 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P261059.
PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry (No. P261059). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261059 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261059 (Accessed: October 7, 2025).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261059},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P261059
LB  - CDLI:P261059
M1  - 2025/10/7/
TI  - PBS 01/2, 077 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261059
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