BE 17/1, 005 (P266310)

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 11149

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter; (Obv)16x(Rev)7 lines)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Letter; (Obv)16x(Rev)7 lines)
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P266310
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P266310

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	obv. chipped

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 11149
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	585240
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.11149

References

primary: Waschow, MAOG 10/1, p. 20

[MAOG10] Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Kassitenzeit. 1936. Vol. 10. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 1. Otto Harrassowitz.
primary: BE 17/1,, 005

[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
2026-08-24 at 11:31:32	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P266310.

BE 17/1, 005 artifact entry (No. P266310). (2026, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266310 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 005 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266310 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 24},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266310},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266310},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 24, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P266310.

BE 17/1, 005 artifact entry (No. P266310). (2026, August 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266310 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 005 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266310 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).

@misc{2026BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {aug 24},
	title = {BE 17/1, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266310},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266310},
}

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DA  - 2026/8/24/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P266310
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - BE 17/1, 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266310
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