BE 06/2, 068 (P263857)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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 06062 & CBS 11013

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Purchase of field property; Tablet(Obv)14x(Rev)15x(LoE)1 lines, seal impressions on all the edges, Case(Obv)16x(LoE)1x(Rev)15x(UE)1 lines, seal impressions on all over the surfaces.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope Artifact type comments:

    * CBS 11013 is the case of CBS 06062. After publication in BE 6/2 068, CBS 11013 was renumbered as CBS 06062.

  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: tablet + envelope, envelop re. partly missing
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  • Artifact comments:

    * CBS 11013 is the case of CBS 06062. After publication in BE 6/2 068, CBS 11013 was renumbered as CBS 06062.

  • Genre(s): Legal (Purchase of field property; Tablet(Obv)14x(Rev)15x(LoE)1 lines, seal impressions on all the edges, Case(Obv)16x(LoE)1x(Rev)15x(UE)1 lines, seal impressions on all over the surfaces.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BE 6/2, 68

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 06062 & CBS 11013
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 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

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

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P263857 leadP263857 lead

Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/2, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P263857.
BE 06/2, 068 artifact entry (No. P263857). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P263857 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P263857 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {BE 06/2, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P263857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P263857},
}


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