BE 06/2, 009 (P266781)

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 11640

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Contract; (Obv)12x(Rev)9 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: Case tablet, w/tablet inside
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  • Genre(s): Legal (Contract; (Obv)12x(Rev)9 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: BE 6/2, 9

    [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 11640
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

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dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BE 06/2, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P266781.
BE 06/2, 009 artifact entry (No. P266781). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P266781 (Original work published 2005)
BE 06/2, 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P266781 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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}

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