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MUN 260 (P269617)

Administrative 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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15039

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Middle Babylonian

Measurements

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: 75%
Condition Description: Tablet, lower left corner chipped
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Middle Babylonian

Related publications

primary: BAF 21 MUN, no. 260

[Sassmannshausen2001BAF21] Sassmannshausen, Leonhard. 2001. Beiträge Zur Verwaltung Und Gesellschaft Babyloniens in Der Kassitenzeit. Vol. 21. Baghdader Forschungen. Philip von Zabern.
history: MSKH 1, p.197

[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.
history: Matthews Kassite Glyptic, no. 189

[Matthews1992Glyptic] Matthews, Donald M. 1992. The Kassite Glyptic of Nippur. Vol. 116. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. Vandenhoeck Ruprecht.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 15039
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-19 at 09:37:15	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-07-18 at 17:44:46	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2025-07-18 at 17:44:15	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	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (588068) (588068)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.15039) (CBS.15039)

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Cite this Artifacts

“MUN 260 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P269617.

MUN 260 artifact entry (No. P269617). (2025, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269617 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 260 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269617 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269617},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“MUN 260 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P269617.

MUN 260 artifact entry (No. P269617). (2025, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269617 (Original work published 2005)

MUN 260 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269617 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {MUN 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269617},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269617},
}

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