Pihans 136, 70 4b (P265188)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 09893

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Middle Babylonian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P265188

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
envelope

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 09893
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 584067
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.9893

References

  • primary: Devecchi 2025 GS Soldt, no. 4b

    [Devecchi2025GSSoldt] Boer, Rients de, and Elyze Zomer, eds. 2025. “Remarks on the ‘Archive of the Granary’ from Nippur.” Memorial Volume Wilfred H. Van Soldt, Publications de l’Institut historique-archéologique néerlandais de Stamboul , 136: 59–86.

  • primary: Matthews Kassite Glyptic, no. 141

    [Matthews1992Glyptic] Matthews, Donald M. 1992. The Kassite Glyptic of Nippur. Vol. 116. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Vandenhoeck Ruprecht.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-22 at 14:20:11 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
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 View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“Pihans 136, 70 4b Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P265188.
Pihans 136, 70 4b artifact entry (No. P265188). (2026, March 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265188 (Original work published 2005)
Pihans 136, 70 4b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265188 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Pihans 136, 70 4b Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P265188.
Pihans 136, 70 4b artifact entry (No. P265188). (2026, March 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265188 (Original work published 2005)
Pihans 136, 70 4b artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265188 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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