CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 004 (P217645)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 02125

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
1. nameszda#
2. nam2-tuku
3. nam2-di
4. nam2-umusz
5. nam2-iri#
6. [...]-szesz#?
7. ukur2
8. nam2-engar
9. szuszx(|SZE.NAM2|)
10. pa-nam2-MAR
11. esz3 iszib
12. gal |BADxDISZ@t|
13. en IB
14. gal szita
15. abgal
16. kingal#
17. tiru#
18. [...]
column 2
1. gal [...]
2. gal [...]
3. tug2 x
4. szandana
5. gal kisal
6. gal sila4#
7. gal szab
8. gid2 szab
9. gal nesag
10. gal |NUN.LAGAR|
11. gal simug2
12. sanga simug2
13. adkin? simug2
14. esz3 ku3-simug2
15. gal ku3-simug2
16. gal ak
17. gal im
18. tur# im
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. gal [...]
6. [...]
7. gal |GA2x(SAL.ME)|
8. gal [...]
9. gal tag#
10. gal# sanga
11. sanga mes
12. sa12-du5
13. |SAGxX|
14. DUB2
15. dam abgal
16. GAN2@t me
17. szu12 abgal
18. nun |GA2xGAR|
column 4
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. SIG7 nimgir#
10. enkum#
11. ninkum#?
12. gal suhur
13. sanga suhur
14. apin mar
15. BU-nun
16. sanga BU-nun
17. sanga nun
18. gal tuku
column 5
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]-nar#
6. [...]-balag
7. [...]-szu12#
8. [...]
9. x-[...]
10. e2-pa enkux(ZAG)#
11. dilmun# enkux(ZAG)
12. gal sugx(|SUD.PA.EL|) enkux(ZAG)
13. {d}sugx(|SUD.PA.EL|) enkux(ZAG)
14. idigna enkux(ZAG)
15. gal du6
16. kur du6
17. par4 du6
18. ba-KU du6
column 6
1. [...]
2. [...] unu3#
3. GAN2-en unu3
4. tar#? unu3
5. gal pa-gu2
6. gal kuruszda#
7. gal? kuruszda
8. uszumgal#
9. [...] udu
10. [...] ab2-udu
11. gal# pa-du6 ab2-udu
12. gal nagar
13. gal du5
14. gal aszgab
15. gal zadim{za}
16. gal simug
17. gal dim
18. gal e2
column 7
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. gal gurusz#
4. gal musz
5. gal munu4
6. gal sanga
7. gal sanga GAN2
8. gal hursag#
9. gal ti
10. gal tidimx(|PA.SZA6|)
11. gal luhszu
12. gal hub2
13. gal |ALANxGAN2@t|
14. gal |MUSZ&KAK&MUSZ|
15. gal pa-dur
16. gal pa-uruda
17. gal bahar3
18. gal mes-kesz2
19. gal e2
20. kid#
21. gal kid
surface b
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. lu2 x [...]
3'. dub-sar#?
4. dumu da-da#
5'. te [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Lu2 A (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 000003 (ED Lu2 A) composite (P481040) Q000003 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P217645

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 02125
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016758
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.2125
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P217645
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P217645

References

  • history: YOS 1, 12

    [Clay1915YOS1] Clay, Albert T. 1915. Miscellaneous Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: MSL 12, 009 X

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-11-02 at 07:03:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 12:14:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:51:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:45:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:35:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:20:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:52:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:24:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:21:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-12 at 14:06:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:43:41 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 15:20:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:47 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217645.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P217645). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217645 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217645 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217645},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217645.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P217645). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217645 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217645 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217645},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217645},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217645
LB  - CDLI:P217645
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217645
ER  -
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