BE 06/2, 042 (P264427)

Legal 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 06055

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Authentication of the receipt of titles to a temple office; (Obv)9x(Rev)10x(UE)3x(LE)1 lines. Cf. Harper's marks on tablet Ni 7-2-14-89)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: ruled.
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Authentication of the receipt of titles to a temple office; (Obv)9x(Rev)10x(UE)3x(LE)1 lines. Cf. Harper's marks on tablet Ni 7-2-14-89)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: BE 6/2, 42

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/2, 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P264427.
BE 06/2, 042 artifact entry (No. P264427). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264427 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 042 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264427 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264427},
}

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