BE 17/1, 066 (P267060)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11926

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Letter; (Obv)15x(Rev)17 lines)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Letter (Letter; (Obv)15x(Rev)17 lines)
Language(s) Middle Babylonian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P267060

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
l. part

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 11926
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 586064
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.11926

References

  • primary: Waschow, MAOG 10/1, 43-44

    [MAOG10] Babylonische Briefe Aus Der Kassitenzeit. 1936. Vol. 10. Mitteilungen Der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft 1. Otto Harrassowitz.

  • primary: BE 17/1,, 066

    [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
2025-01-13 at 13:42:27 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact metadata de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan Approved View
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 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

“BE 17/1, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P267060.
BE 17/1, 066 artifact entry (No. P267060). (2025, January 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267060 (Original work published 2005)
BE 17/1, 066 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267060 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“BE 17/1, 066 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 13, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P267060.
BE 17/1, 066 artifact entry (No. P267060). (2025, January 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267060 (Original work published 2005)
BE 17/1, 066 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267060 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 13},
	title = {BE 17/1, 066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P267060},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P267060},
}

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