CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005 (P218302)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07845 + Ist Ni 01600 + Ist Ni 02528

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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. nam2-szesz2
7. ukur2
8. nam2-engar
9. szuszx(|SZE.NAM2|)
10. pa-nam2-szita3
11. esz3 iszib
12. gal lagar-bad
13. en IB
14. gal szita
15. abgal
16. kingal
17. tiru
18. gal sukkal
19. gada sukkal
column 2
1. gal ga#?
2. tug2 ga?
3. szandana
4. gal kisal
5. gal sila4#
6. gal szab
7. gid2-szab
8. gal nesag
9. gal |NUN.LAGAR|
10. gal simug2
11. adkin simug2
12. sanga simug2
13. esz3 ku3-simug2
14. gal ku3-simug2
15. gal ak
16. gal im#
17. tur im#
18. gal [...]
19. gal [...]
column 3
1. [...]
2. gal |GA2xX|#-[...]
3. gal |GA2xGAR|-me#
4. gal |GA2xSAL|-me#
5. gal |GA2xERIN2|-me#
6. gal szusz3#
7. gal tag
8. gal sanga#
9. mes sanga#
10. sa12-du5#
11. |SAGxX|#
  rest broken
  traces
column 4
1. [...]
1. [...]
3. engiz#
4. endib#
5. gal# nimgir
6. SIG7# nimgir
7. enkum#
8. ninkum#
column 5
1. [...] nar
2. [...] balag
3. gal szu12
4. gal enkux(ZAG)
5. nesag enkux(ZAG)
6. e2?-pa enkux(ZAG)
7. dilmun enkux(ZAG)
8. {d}sugx(|SUD.PA.EL|) enkux(ZAG)
9. sugx(|SUD.PA.EL|)# enkux(ZAG)#
column 6
1. gal kuruszda#
2. sanga kuruszda
3. uszumgal
4. gal ab2-udu
5. lagar ab2-udu
6. gal pa-du6 ab2-udu
7. gal nagar
8. gal du5
9. gal# aszgab
column 7
1. [...] sanga#-GAN2?
2. [...] hursag
3. gal ti
4. gal# tidimx(|PA.SZA6|)
5. gal luhszu
6. gal hub2
7. gal |MUSZ&MUSZ|?
8. gal tak4-alan
9. gal pa-uruda
10. [...]-dur
11. [...] bahar2#
12. [...] kesz2#
13. [...] e2#
14. kid#
15. [...] kid#
surface b
  beginning broken
  missing colophon

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P218302

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Prism frag, hexagonal,U.pt,ruled,4 sds.preserved,

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07845 + Ist Ni 01600 + Ist Ni 02528
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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
2016-10-13 at 12:14:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:57:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:54:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:54:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:53:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:46:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:01:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:37:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:26:53 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 15:44:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2011-10-13 at 15:22:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-07-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P218302.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P218302). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218302 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218302 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218302},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P218302.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P218302). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218302 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218302 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218302},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P218302
LB  - CDLI:P218302
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P218302
ER  - 
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