BE 09, 043 (P261598)

Tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Achaemenid (547-331 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 05404

Period

Achaemenid (547-331 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: portion cracked out
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  • primary: BE 9, 043

    [Clay1898BE9] Hilprecht, Hermann V., and Albert T. Clay. 1898. Business Documents of Murashu Sons of Nippur Dated in the Reign of Artaxerxes I (464-426 B.C.). The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, vol. 9. Philadelphia.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 05404
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Achaemenid (547-331 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Artaxerxes1.35.09.20
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-01-03 at 10:02:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2022-11-09 at 22:17:41 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand; Rattenborg, Rune Achemenet Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BE 09, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P261598.
BE 09, 043 artifact entry (No. P261598). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261598 (Original work published 2005)
BE 09, 043 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261598 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2026BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {BE 09, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261598},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BE 09, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 3, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P261598.
BE 09, 043 artifact entry (No. P261598). (2026, January 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261598 (Original work published 2005)
BE 09, 043 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261598 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2026BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jan 3},
	title = {BE 09, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261598},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261598},
}

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DA  - 2026/1/3/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P261598
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M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - BE 09, 043 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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