# CBS 10996, the Nippur list of fourteen string pairs

> Middle Babylonian coefficient list from Nippur whose musical section pairs fourteen Akkadian names with pairs of string numbers (1-5, 7-5, 2-6 and so…

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# CBS 10996, the Nippur list of fourteen string pairs

DocumentCatalogue data under CDLI terms of use; photograph (c) Penn Museum, linked onlyMiddle Babylonian, c. 1400 to 1100 BC

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Middle Babylonian coefficient list from Nippur whose musical section pairs fourteen Akkadian names with pairs of string numbers (1-5, 7-5, 2-6 and so on). It gives the vocabulary of the h.6 notation; it does not say whether the two strings sound together or in turn. Penn Museum; photo and RTI on CDLI.

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, 1400. Catalogue data under CDLI terms of use; photograph (c) Penn Museum, linked only

## Copies 1

**Cdli photograph and rti** cdli.earth · Catalogue data under CDLI terms of use; photograph (c) Penn Museum, linked onlyPrimary source: [CDLI P254475: CBS 10996 (OrNS 29, 273), Nippur, Middle Babylonian](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKKCKQYAD/cdli-p254475-cbs-10996-orns-29-273-nippur-middle-babylonian)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://cdli.earth/artifacts/254475)

## Sources 3

- [A Music Tablet from Sippar(?): BM 65217 + 66616](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK4SZ88BK/a-music-tablet-from-sippar-bm-65217-66616)_SRC_
- [CDLI P254475: CBS 10996 (OrNS 29, 273), Nippur, Middle Babylonian](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDKKCKQYAD/cdli-p254475-cbs-10996-orns-29-273-nippur-middle-babylonian)_SRC_
- [The Discovery of an Ancient Mesopotamian Theory of Music](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDJRXM604D/the-discovery-of-an-ancient-mesopotamian-theory-of-music)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). CBS 10996, the Nippur list of fourteen string pairs [Artifact ART0DEDRYWDSZRF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDRYWDSZRF
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Middle Babylonian, c. 1400 to 1100 BC

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