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BE 15, 164 (P453356)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03282bis

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Payments)

Language(s)

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Measurements

45.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 21.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 63.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: inscr. 7(o.) + 1(l.e.) + 3 (r.) = 1 li.
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  • Museum No.: CBS 03282bis
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-08-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

BE 15, 051 matches the photo of CBS 3282, however, BE 15, 164 is also listed as CBS 3282 although it is clearly a different tablet.

Cite this Artifact
“BE 15, 164 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P453356.
BE 15, 164 artifact entry (No. P453356). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453356 (Original work published 2013)
BE 15, 164 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453356 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 15, 164 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453356},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453356},
}


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