BE 17/1, 035 (P264429)

Letter 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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06057

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter, from Kishahubat to his lord; (Obv)13x(LoE)1x(Rev)15x(UE)2x(LE)2 lines.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Letter, from Kishahubat to his lord; (Obv)13x(LoE)1x(Rev)15x(UE)2x(LE)2 lines.)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced	KdT
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P264429
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P264429

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	ru. corner broken.

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 06057
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	580940
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.6057

References

primary: BE 17/1,, 035

[Radau1908BE17/1] Radau, Hugo. 1908. Letters to the Cassite Kings from the Temple Archives of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition 17/1.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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 Artifact

“BE 17/1, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P264429.

BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry (No. P264429). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264429 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264429 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264429},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P264429.

BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry (No. P264429). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264429 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264429 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264429},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P264429
LB  - CDLI:P264429
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P264429
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