AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 (P264264)

Lexical tablet 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 06816

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical [identification uncertain] (Lexicographical, ForeHh XVIII?, type C-1; (Obv)2 lines, (Rev)blank, *card says Isin)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical [identification uncertain] (Lexicographical, ForeHh XVIII?, type C-1; (Obv)2 lines, (Rev)blank, *card says Isin) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P264264
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P264264

Physical information

lentil

Artifact type	Tablet lentil
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 06816
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	581532
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.6816
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P264264

References

primary: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 026, CBS 06816

[Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 08:05:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 13:50:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-05 at 18:26:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264264.

AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 artifact entry (No. P264264). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264264 (Original work published 2005)

AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264264 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {AfO 29/30, 026, {CBS} 06816 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264264},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264264.

AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 artifact entry (No. P264264). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264264 (Original work published 2005)

AfO 29/30, 026, CBS 06816 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264264 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {AfO 29/30, 026, {CBS} 06816 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264264},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/6/
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