MUN 424 (P268725)

Legal envelope 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 13712

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; (Obv)2 lines)

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: envelope rev. destroyed
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  • primary: BAF 21 MUN, no. 424

    [Sassmannshausen2001BAF21] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 2001. Beiträge Zur Verwaltung Und Gesellschaft Babyloniens in Der Kassitenzeit. Vol. 21. Baghdader Forschungen. Philip von Zabern.

  • history: MSKH 1, p.114

    [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 13712
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-02-16 at 19:54:28 de Ridder, Jacob Jan Artifact de Ridder, Jacob Jan de Ridder, Jacob Jan 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
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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“MUN 424 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 16, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P268725.
MUN 424 artifact entry (No. P268725). (2025, February 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268725 (Original work published 2005)
MUN 424 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268725 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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