MUN 118 (P264315)

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 06886

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Temple accounts; seal impressions all over the surfaces, (Obv)9x(Rev)4 lines, *MSKH says VII)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Temple accounts; seal impressions all over the surfaces, (Obv)9x(Rev)4 lines, *MSKH says VII)
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	Nzm 22/VI*/3
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P264315
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P264315

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	u. corners missing, ruled

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 06886
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	581592
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.6886

References

primary: Matthews Kassite Glyptic, no. 164

[Matthews1992Glyptic] Matthews, Donald M. 1992. The Kassite Glyptic of Nippur. Vol. 116. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Vandenhoeck Ruprecht.
primary: BAF 21 MUN, no. 118

[Sassmannshausen2001BAF21] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 2001. Beiträge Zur Verwaltung Und Gesellschaft Babyloniens in Der Kassitenzeit. Vol. 21. Baghdader Forschungen. Philip von Zabern.
history: MSKH 1, p.267

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-03-05 at 17:05:38	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-04-24 at 17:29:36	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-04-24 at 17:29:12	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 118 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P264315.

MUN 118 artifact entry (No. P264315). (2026, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264315 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 118 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264315 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“MUN 118 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 5, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P264315.

MUN 118 artifact entry (No. P264315). (2026, March 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264315 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 118 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264315 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	month = {mar 5},
	title = {MUN 118 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264315},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264315},
}

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