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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

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Chemical Data

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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

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness); PNN (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 06142 + CBS 07989 + UM 29-16-252 (+) UM 29-16-221 (+) UM 29-16-224
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:37:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-13 at 11:22:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:39:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:37:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:29:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-12 at 14:06:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:44:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2011-10-14 at 09:29:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000003 (ED Lu2 A) composite (P481040) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P218303 leadP218303 lead

Cite this Artifact
“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 17, 2025).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	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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