CBS 09840 (P265153)

Administrative bulla excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 09840

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain] (Seal impression only)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative [identification uncertain] (Seal impression only)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185)	S999999	-	-

Record

CDLI number	P265153
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P265153

Physical information

Artifact type	Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	uncertain

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 09840
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	584031
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.9840

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

“CBS 09840 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P265153.

CBS 09840 artifact entry (No. P265153). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265153 (Original work published 2005)

CBS 09840 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265153 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 09840 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265153},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - CBS 09840 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CBS 09840 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P265153.

CBS 09840 artifact entry (No. P265153). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265153 (Original work published 2005)

CBS 09840 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265153 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

@misc{2023CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CBS 09840 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265153},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P265153
LB  - CDLI:P265153
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - CBS 09840 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P265153
ER  -