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

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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

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: ru. corner broken.
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Letter, from Kishahubat to his lord; (Obv)13x(LoE)1x(Rev)15x(UE)2x(LE)2 lines.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • 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.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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 3, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 17/1, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264429},
}

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