BE 17/1, 022 (P266264)

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 11101

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter; (Obv)14x(Rev)4 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Letter; (Obv)14x(Rev)4 lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P266264
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P266264

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	llo. corner wanting.

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 11101
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	585195
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.11101

References

primary: BE 17/1,, 022

[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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	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, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266264.

BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry (No. P266264). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266264 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266264 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266264},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 022 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266264.

BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry (No. P266264). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266264 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266264 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).

@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266264},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P266264
LB  - CDLI:P266264
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - BE 17/1, 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266264
ER  -