BE 17/1, 045 (P266998)

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 11860

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter; (Obv)11x(Rev)12 lines)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Letter; (Obv)11x(Rev)12 lines)
Language(s)	Middle Babylonian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P266998
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P266998

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment UE. broken off

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 11860
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	586001
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.11860

References

primary: BE 17/1,, 045

[Radau1908BE17/1] Radau, Hugo. 1908. Letters to the Cassite Kings from the Temple Archives of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition 17/1.
primary: Ridder 2025 ZDMG 175, 307

[Ridder2025ZDMG] Ridder, Jacob Jan de. 2025. “Beyond Rage and Fear. Negative Emotions in Middle Babylonian Letters.” Zeitschrift Der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft 175 (2): 293–310.
citation: Fadhil 1983 BF 6, p. 123

[Fadhil1983BF6] Fadhil, Abdulillah. 1983. Studien Zur Topographie Und Prosopographie Der Provinzstädte Des Königreichs Arrapḫe. Vol. 6. Baghdader Forschungen. Philipp von Zabern.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-04-22 at 08:13:48	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-10-09 at 06:32:25	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, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P266998.

BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry (No. P266998). (2026, April 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266998 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266998 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 22},
	title = {BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266998},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 045 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 22, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P266998.

BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry (No. P266998). (2026, April 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266998 (Original work published 2005)

BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266998 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {apr 22},
	title = {BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266998},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266998},
}

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DA  - 2026/4/22/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P266998
M1  - 2026/11/3/
TI  - BE 17/1, 045 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266998
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