CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 008 (P227723)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13493

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness); An Anum n (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. endib# %syl [...]
2'. gal [...] %syl [...]
3'. SIG7 [...] %syl [...]
4'. enkum# %syl [...]
5'. ninkum# %syl [...]
6'. gal suhur %syl x-[...]
7'. apin# suhur %syl apin-[...]
8'. mar apin %syl apin-x-[...]
9'. BU#-nun# %syl nu#-un#-na#-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] %syl en-ku3-gal
2'. [...] %syl en-ku3-nesag-ga2
3'. [...] %syl en-ku3-da-kalam-ma
4'. [...] %syl en-ku3-dilmun-na
5'. [...] %syl en-ku3-u2-si4-na
6'. [...] %syl en-ku3-ba-asz-ti
7'. [...] %syl en#-ku3-idigna
8'. [...] %syl [...]-ab#-gal
9'. [...] %syl [...]-par4
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness); An Anum n (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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/P227723

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet chip, center, 3 cols, ruled

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Nippur, 2nd Exp., Tablet Hill
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 13493
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 587163
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.13493
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227723
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227723

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-30 at 09:45:28 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 10:54:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:50:22 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 15:44:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2011-10-13 at 15:46:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:52:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227723.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P227723). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227723 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227723 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227723},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227723.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P227723). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227723 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227723 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227723},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227723
LB  - CDLI:P227723
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227723
ER  -
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