CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 001 (P213482)

Lexical tablet excavated in Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 050713

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 E (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. nu-banda3
7. szagina
8. szusz3
9. gal-sukkal
10. kingal
11. eme-bal
12. sa12-du5
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. zadim#
3. simug
4. nar
5. musz-lah4
6. munu3
7. |KUSZU2.MUSZ3|
8. gu4-us2
9. tug2-du8
10. azlag6#
11. ad#-[kup4]
  rest broken
column 3
1. a-zu5
2. szu-i
3. agrig
4. munus agrig
5. lukur
6. szita
7. geme2
8. ARAD2
9. geme2-lunga3
  rest broken
column 4
1. nu-gidim
2. nu-esz3
3. nu-A2
4. um-me-da dingir
5. eresz dingir
6. dam dingir
7. amalu
8. lu2 dingir
9. munus-[...]
  rest broken
column 5
1. um-mi#-[a]
2. ur-szu-du8
3. kuruszda
4. ur-TUK
5. lu2-nar
6. lu2-DI#
7. lu2 gesz-ur2#?
  rest broken
column 6
1. [...]
2. lu2-A-TUR-mu
3. nig2-LUL
4. szu-la2
5. masz-masz
6. gurusz#
  rest broken
column 7
1. [...]
2. sig7#
3. nu-gig
4. nu-mu-kusz#
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Lu2 E (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000006 (ED Lu2 E) composite (P499147) Q000006 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P213482

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Gasur/Nuzi (mod. Yorgan Tepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 050713
Accession Number (SMN) 4209

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P213482
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P213482

References

  • history: HSS 10, 222

    [Meek1935HSS10] Meek, Theophile J. 1935. Excavations at Nuzi. Volume 3: Old Akkadian, Sumerian, and Cappadocian Texts from Nuzi. Harvard Semitic Series, Volume 10. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

  • citation: Englund, OBO 160/1, p. 89, fig. 24

    [Englund1998OBO160/1] Englund, Robert K. 1998. “Texts from the Late Uruk Period.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 13–233. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-10-13 at 01:27:15 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:37:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:44:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2011-10-13 at 15:13:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000006, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P213482.
CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P213482). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213482 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213482 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213482},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000006, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P213482.
CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P213482). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213482 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213482 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213482},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P213482
LB  - CDLI:P213482
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 001 artifact entry
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