EEN 298, CBS 03857 (P227913)

Lexical tablet 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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03857

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Gi#.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

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column 1
3. gesz [...]
4. gesz [...]
5. gesz [...]
6. gesz x [...]
7. gesz nu-[...]
column 2
1. gesz zi-ir-dum#
2. gesz ur-nu-um#
3. gesz ti-a-ru-um
4. gesz ri2-a-num2
5. gesz ur-zi-num2
6. gesz mi-ri-isz-gar-ra
7. gesz isimu2
8. gesz# nimbar#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Tablet flake
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Gi#.)
  • Language(s):


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 03857
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    Nippur, 4th Exp, Tablet Hill

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:57:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 298, CBS 03857 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227913.
EEN 298, CBS 03857 artifact entry (No. P227913). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227913 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 298, CBS 03857 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227913 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {EEN 298, {CBS} 03857 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227913},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 298, CBS 03857 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227913.
EEN 298, CBS 03857 artifact entry (No. P227913). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227913 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 298, CBS 03857 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227913 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {EEN 298, {CBS} 03857 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227913},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227913},
}

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M1  - 2025/11/12/
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