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BE 14, 002 (P267508)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 12906

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {disz}tu-kul-ti-{d}nin-urta
 ts: Tukultī-Ninurta
 en: Tukultī-Ninurta,
2. {disz}al-si-szu-ab-lu-ut,
 ts: Alsīš(u)-abluṭ
 en: Alsīš(u)-abluṭ,
3. {disz}ki-de-en-{d}gu-la
 ts: Kiden-Gula
 en: Kiden-Gula,
4. {munus}i-la-nu-u2-tu4 _ama-a-ni{mesz}_
 ts: Ilānûtu ummašunu
 en: Ilānûtu their mother,
5. {munus}be-el-tu-tu4 _dam_ {disz}al-si-isz-ab-lu-ut,
 ts: Bēltūtu aššat Alsīš(u)-abluṭ
 en: Bēltūtu wife of Alsīš(u)-abluṭ,
6. 5(disz) _nam-lu2-u18_
 ts: 5 amēlūtu
 en: 5 persons,
7. _arad_ sza {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki-di-ni
 ts: ardū ša Enlil-kidinnī
 en: the slaves of Enlil-kidinnī
8. i-na _e2_ {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki-di-ni ka-lu-ma
 ts: ina bīt Enlil-kidinnī kalûma
 en: were detained in the house of Enlil-kidinnī.
9. {disz}{d}nin-urta-ba-ni _dumu_ {disz}dingir-ip-pa-asz-ra
 ts: Ninurta-bāni mār Ilī-ippašra
 en: Ninurta-bāni, son of Ilī-ippašra
10. u3 {disz}ba-il-{d}ag _szesz-a-ni_
 ts: u Bā’il-Nabû aḫušu
 en: and Bā’il-Nabû, his brother
11. a-na szu-s,i-i _nam-lu2-u18_
 ts: ana šūṣî amēlūti
 en: stood for the release of the persons
12. sza {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki-di-ni iz-zi-zu
 ts: ša Enlil-kidinnī izzizū
 en: of Enlil-kidinnī.
13. u3 a-ka-an-na iq-bu-u2
 ts: u akanna iqbû
 en: And thus they said
14. _nam-lu2-u18_ li-s,i li-ru-ub
 ts: amēlūtu līṣi līrub
 en: “Let the person(s) go out and the person(s) will enter (the house again).
15. a-na ha-la-qi2 pu-ut-ni
 ts: ana ḫalāqi pūtni
 en: We guaranteed that the person(s) won’t be fugitive.”
16. ni-te-mi-id iq#-bu#-[u2-ma]
 ts: nītemid iqbūma#
reverse
1. _nam-lu2-u18_ lu i-hal-li#-[iq-ma]
 ts: amēlūtu lū iḫalliqma#
 en: (If) the person(s) become# fugitive,
2. [{disz}{d}nin-urta-ba-ni] _nam-lu2-u18_ [...]
 ts: [Ninurta-bāni] amēlūti [...]
 en: [Ninurta-bāni] [will g]ive person(s)
3. [ki-ma _nam-lu2-u18_] a-na {disz}{d}en-lil2-ki#-di#-ni#
 ts: [kīma amēlūti] ana Enlil-kidinnī#
 en: [instead of the person(s)] to Enlil-┌kidinnī┐.
4. i#-nam#-din
 ts: inamdin#
5. _igi_ {disz}iz-kur3-{d}{mul}dil-bat
 ts: šību Izkur-Dilbat
 en: Witnesses: Izkur-Dilbat,
6. _dumu_ {disz}nu#-ra#-a-ti
 ts: mār Nūrāti#
 en: son of Nūrāti#,
7. _igi_ {disz}u2-bal-li2-su-{d}amar-utu
 ts: šību Uballissu-Marduk
 en: Uballissu-Marduk,
8. _dumu_ {disz}{d}[...]-na-_dim2_-ma
 ts: mār [...]na-DÍM-ma
 en: son of [ ]na-DÍM-ma,
9. _igi_ {disz}i#-gar#-szu-usz _{lu2}nagar_
 ts: šību Igāršu#-ēmid nag(g)āru
 en: Igāršu#-ēmid, carpenter,
10. _igi_ {disz}u2-ba-li2-su-{d}amar-utu _dumu_ {disz}i-ku-ni
 ts: šību Uballissu-Marduk mār Ikūni
 en: Uballissu-Marduk, son of Ikūni,
11. _igi_ {disz}en-u2-sa-ti _dub-sar_
 ts: šību Bēl-usāti ṭupšarru
 en: Bēl-usāti, scribe
12. _{iti}gan-gan-e3_ u4-8(disz)-kam
 ts: Kislīmu u4-8-kam
 en: Month of Kislīmu (IX), the 8th day
13. mu-6(disz)-kam bur-na-bu-ri-ia-asz
 ts: mu-6(disz)-kam Burna-Burijaš
 en: the 6th year of Burna-Burijaš
14. _kiszib_ {disz}{d}nin-urta-ba-ni
 ts: kunuk Ninurta-bāni
 en: (Sealed with) a seal of Ninurta-bāni,
15. _kiszib_ {disz}ba-il-{d}ag
 ts: kunuk Bā’il-Nabû
 en: a seal of Bā’il-Nabû,
16. _kiszib_ {disz}iz-kur3-{mul}dil-bat
 ts: kunuk Izkur-Dilbat
 en: a seal of Izkur-Dilbat,
17. _kiszib_ {disz}en-u2-sa-a-ti
 ts: kunuk Bēl-usāti
 en: a seal of Bēl-usāti.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: rlo. corner missing, ruled
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  • primary: BE 14, 002

    [Clay1906BE14] Clay, Albert T. 1906. Documents from the Temple Archives of Nippur Dated in the Reigns of Cassite Rulers. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts, vol. 14. Philadelphia. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14893.pdf.

  • history: MSKH 1, p.112

    [Brinkman1976MSKH1] Brinkman, John A. 1976. A Catalogue of Cuneiform Sources Pertaining to Specific Monarchs of the Kassite Dynasty. Materials and Studies for Kassite History 1. The Oriental Institute, Chicago.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 12906
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-10 at 15:40:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-07-23 at 18:37:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-01-16 at 00:01:44 Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Atf van Soldt, Wilfred H.; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 14, 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P267508.
BE 14, 002 artifact entry (No. P267508). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267508 (Original work published 2005)
BE 14, 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267508 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).
@misc{2024BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {BE 14, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P267508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P267508},
}


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