CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007 (P218303)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06142 + CBS 07989 + UM 29-16-252 (+) UM 29-16-221 (+) UM 29-16-224

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness); PNN (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  (to be entered, PNN)
reverse
column 1
  (to be entered, PNN)
column 2
  (to be entered, PNN)
column 3
  (beginning to be entered, PNN)
34. [...]-x
35. [...]-iri
36. [...]-szesz2
37. ukur2#
38. [...]-engar
39. szuszx(|SZE.NAM2|)
40. [...]-nam2-sud2
column 4
1. esz3 [...]
2. gal bad-lagar#
3. en IB
4. gal szita
5. abgal
6. kingal
7. tiru
8. gal sukkal
9. gada sukkal
  double ruling
10. gal ga?
11. tug2 gara2?
12. szandana
13. gal kisal
14. gal sila4
15. gal szab
16. gid2 szab
17. [...] nesag
18. [...] |(NUN.LAGAR)xSAL|
19. [...] x
column 5
1. bar lagab-me
2. abgal |KAxSZE|
3. GAN2 me
4. abgal |GA2xGAR|
5. arkab
6. lagar GAR
7. musz3 ME
8. gal si-kak-bi
9. gal sanga2
10. engiz
11. endib
12. gal# nimgir
13. SIG7# nimgir
14. enkum#
15. ninkum#
  n lines broken
16'. gal [...]
17'. kur [...]
column 6
1. [...] du6
2. [...]-du6
3. [...]-du6
4. gal# unu3#
5. EN-NUN unu3
6. TAR unu3
7. gal [...]-dur2
8. gal kuruszda
9. [...] kuruszda
  n lines broken
10'. gal# [...]
11'. gal [...]
12'. gal [...]
13'. gal [...]
14'. gal [...]
15'. gal tak4-alan
16'. gal pa-uruda
17'. gal hal-dur
18'. gal bahar2
19'. gal kesz2
column 7
1. gal e2#
2. kid#
3. gal kid
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness); PNN (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

P218303 leadP218303 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P218303

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 06142 + CBS 07989 + UM 29-16-252 (+) UM 29-16-221 (+) UM 29-16-224
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581747 + 581748 + 581750 + 581751 + 581749
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6142 + UM.29-16-252 + UM.29-16-221 + UM.29-16-224
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P218303
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P218303

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 11:53:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:37:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:22:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:39:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:37:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:29:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-12 at 14:06:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:44:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2011-10-14 at 09:29:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P218303.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P218303). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218303 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218303 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218303},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P218303.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P218303). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218303 (Original work published 1970)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218303 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P218303
LB  - CDLI:P218303
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P218303
ER  -
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