PBS 14, 0325 (P262967)

Letter 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 08040

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter [identification uncertain] (Lg case of 7126 with fine seal impressions; Letter?;)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Envelope Artifact type comments:

    envelope

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: envelope
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  • Artifact comments:

    envelope

  • Genre(s): Letter [identification uncertain] (Lg case of 7126 with fine seal impressions; Letter?;)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: PBS 14, 0325

    [Legrain1925PBS14] Legrain, Léon. 1925. The Culture of the Babylonians from Their Seals in the Collections of the Museum. Publications of the Babylonian Section 14.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08040
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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
CDLI Seals 013866 (composite) (P514454) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Hammurapi.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 14, 0325 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262967.
PBS 14, 0325 artifact entry (No. P262967). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262967 (Original work published 2005)
PBS 14, 0325 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262967 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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