CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 (P218310)

Lexical tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. dilmun# [...]
2'. sugx(|SUD.PA.EL|)# [...]
3'. {d}[...]
4'. idigna#? [...]
5'. gal [...]
6'. kur [...]
7'. par4# [...]
8'. ba-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {+[...]-ru-um}USZ#
2'. [...] {+[...]-si}gurusz
3'. [...] {+[...]-ni-ir}musz
4'. [...] {+[...]-nu}munu4
5'. [...] {+[...]-x}sanga
  double ruling
6'. [...] {+[...]-an-da-ga-na}GAN2
7'. [...] {+hu#-ur-sa-ag2-gal}du5
8'. [...] {+ti#-ti-im-gal}dim
9'. [...] {+ti-di-im-gal}SZA6
10'. [...] {+[...]-hu#?-um-ni-ir}luhszu
11'. [...] hub2
12'. [...] |MUSZ%MUSZ|#
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P218310

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P218310
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P218310

References

  • history: UET 7, 86

    [Gurney1974UET7] Gurney, Oliver R. 1974. Middle Babylonian Legal Documents and Other Texts. Ur Excavations. Texts 7. London: The Trustees of the two museums.

  • citation: Michalowski CDLJ 2003/3

    [Michalowski2023Brak] Michalowski, Piotr. 2003. “An Early Dynastic Tablet of ED Lu A from Tell Brak (Nagar).” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2003 (3): 1–6. https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/articles/cdlj/2003-3.

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
2016-10-13 at 11:00:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:44:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P218310.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P218310). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218310 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218310 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218310},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218310},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P218310
LB  - CDLI:P218310
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P218310
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P218310.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P218310). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218310 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218310 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218310},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218310},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P218310
LB  - CDLI:P218310
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P218310
ER  -
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