MUN 248 (P262743)

Administrative 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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07731

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Business document; Ur3 seal impressions all over the surfaces, (Obv)8x(Rev)1 lines, *or psbly.-/XIIa/1)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Business document; Ur3 seal impressions all over the surfaces, (Obv)8x(Rev)1 lines, *or psbly.-/XIIa/1)
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	KdE 7(+)/-/-*
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P262743
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P262743

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	llo. corner missing

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 07731
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	582530
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.7731

References

primary: BAF 21 MUN, no. 248

[Sassmannshausen2001BAF21] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 2001. Beiträge Zur Verwaltung Und Gesellschaft Babyloniens in Der Kassitenzeit. Vol. 21. Baghdader Forschungen. Philip von Zabern.
history: MSKH 1, p.199

[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.
history: Matthews Kassite Glyptic, no. 189

[Matthews1992Glyptic] Matthews, Donald M. 1992. The Kassite Glyptic of Nippur. Vol. 116. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Vandenhoeck Ruprecht.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-17 at 07:34:20	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-07-17 at 07:32:44	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-07-17 at 07:21:46	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
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	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“MUN 248 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P262743.

MUN 248 artifact entry (No. P262743). (2025, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262743 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 248 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262743 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MUN 248 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P262743.

MUN 248 artifact entry (No. P262743). (2025, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262743 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 248 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262743 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {MUN 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262743},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262743},
}

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