Penn — (P466581)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P466581
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P466581

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 05428
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	Penn —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	U.5428

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2014-07-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“Penn — Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P466581.

Penn — artifact entry (No. P466581). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P466581 (Original work published 2014)

Penn — artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P466581 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

@misc{2023Penn,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Penn --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P466581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P466581},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P466581
LB  - CDLI:P466581
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Penn — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P466581
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Penn — Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P466581.

Penn — artifact entry (No. P466581). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P466581 (Original work published 2014)

Penn — artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P466581 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

@misc{2023Penn,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Penn --- artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P466581},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P466581},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P466581
LB  - CDLI:P466581
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Penn — artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P466581
ER  -