CDLI Lexical 000013, ex. 023 (P000724)

Lexical tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 049729 ?

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Fish (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  (lines preceded by 1(N01) , )
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] SUHUR#?
2'. SUHUR
3'. |(SUKUD+SUKUD)~c|
4'. PAP~a SUKUD
5'. HI SUKUD
6'. X KU6~a
7'. NUN~a SUMASZ
8'. LAK777
9'. U4 KU6~a
10'. UBI~a
11'. AB~a UBI~a
12'. NE~a# [...]
13'. [...]
14'. USZ~a#
15'. LAK025
16'. AB2 KU6~a
17'. HI# [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. KU~a# [...]
2'. SUMASZ KU6~a#
3'. NUN~a KU6~a
4'. NUN~a SILA3~a KU6~a
5'. NUN~a AB~a KU6~a
6'. GIR~a
7'. KIN GIR~a#
8'. GIR2~a KU6~a
9'. TAG~a1? KU6~a
10'. ME~a DU KU6~a
11'. UR4~a E2~a KU6~a
12'. MUL KU6~a
13'. AB~a KU6~a
14'. [...] KU6~a#?
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. NAGA~a# GA~a# [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
8'. [...]
9'. X [...]
10'. X [...]
11'. X [...]
12'. GU4 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space
1. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Fish (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000013 (Archaic Fish) composite (P471685) Q000013 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P000724

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 12537
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 049729 ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000724
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000724
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 12948

References

  • history: UET 2, 234

    [Burrows1935UET2] Burrows, Eric. 1935. Archaic Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 2. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-10-25 at 14:31:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-25 at 14:24:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-05 at 08:42:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-09-02 at 08:08:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000013, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000724.
CDLI Lexical 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P000724). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000724 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000724 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000724},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P000724
M1  - 2026/4/13/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000013, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000724.
CDLI Lexical 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P000724). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000724 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000724 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P000724
LB  - CDLI:P000724
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000013, ex. 023 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P000724
ER  -
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