MSL 16, 189 (P227749)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13924

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Sig7.Alan; tablet XXI(=XXII); (Obv)(i)13x(ii)13x(iii)2x(iv)18x(v)3x(Rev)(vi)11x(vii )9x(viii)19x(ix)10x(UE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

obverse
column 1
1. gurum = %a ka#-na#-nu sza szi-ip-ri#
 en: to coil, said of an envoy
2. [ur]-gir15 la2 = %a sza UR-GIR15
 en: to coil, said of a dog
3. [ur] dub2-dub2{di-x} = %a 2(disz)
 en: trembling dog
4. ur# gurum-ma = %a 3(disz)
 en: curled-up dog
5. musz gu2-gilim du11-ga = %a sza MUSZ
 en: to coil, said of a snake
6. musz ki-{hu}hur = %a 2(disz)
 en: to coil, said of a snake
7. szu gilim = %a sza LU2
 en: to coil, said of a human
8. sag ak-a = %a 2(disz)
9. sag ib2-{ku-ru}x#-ak# = %a 3(disz)
10. gum2-gum2{gu-ra-MIN<(gu-ra)>} = %a 4(disz)
 en: lame
11. dub3 [gurum] = %a 5(disz)
 en: to kneel
12. dub3 ki [gurum] = %a 6(disz)
 en: to kneel
13. dub3 ki# dur# gar# = %a 7(disz)
 en: to kneel
14. ka#-[an-nu]-um = %a GAN2-nu sza me-e#
 en: stand for water vessel
15. [ka-an-nu sag]-ga2 = %a 2(disz)
 en: stand for water vessel
16. [{gesz}ebirx(KASZ)] = %a 3(disz)
 en: stand for water vessel
17. [{gesz}ebir(DUG)] = %a 4(disz)#
 en: stand for water vessel
18. [{gesz}ebir gub-ba] = %a 5(disz)#
 en: stand for water vessel
19. [{gesz}ebirx(KASZ)] = %a kan-nu [sza ...]
 en: stand for [...]
column 2
  n lines traces
reverse
column 1
  1 line traces
2'. [...] TUR?# [...]
3'. [...]-a = %a x#-[...]
4'. [...]-ga = %a la-[...]
5'. gesz#?-[...] = %a [2(disz)]
  single ruling
6'. {ku-un#}kun2 = %a na-[ba-t,u]
 en: to shine brightly
7'. {hu-u4}hud = %a [2(disz)]
 en: to shine brightly
8'. DI#? = %a [3(disz)]
 en: to shine brightly
9'. mul-mul = %a [4(disz)]
 en: to shine brightly
10'. kar2-kar2# = %a i-ta#-an#-[bu-t,u]
 en: to keep shining brightly
11'. mul-[mul] = %a 2(disz)
 en: to keep shining brightly
12'. sag SAR-SAR# = %a 3(disz)
 en: to keep shining brightly
13'. kar2-x# = %a 4(disz)
 en: to keep shining brightly
14'. i3-hul# = %a nap-t,um
 en: naphtha
15'. esir-idim = %a 2(disz)
 en: naphtha
  single ruling
16'. bar-dagal = %a ne-pir-du-u2
 en: bright
17'. nig2-zalag-ga {(2(disz))} = %a 2(disz)
 en: bright
  single ruling
18'. x# x# = %a na-pi2-lum#
 en: digger
19'. [...]-da?# = %a 2(disz)
 en: digger
20'. [...]-gesz = %a [na]-pa#-lum sza# GUL [...]
 en: to dig, as in to destroy
21'. x#-ma# = %a 2(disz)
 en: to dig, as in to destroy
22'. [pe]-el = %a 3(disz)
 en: to dig, as in to destroy
23'. barim(|PA#.KAS4|)# = %a na-pa-lum#
 en: dry land
24'. ga#-an-ze2-er = %a nab-lum
 en: flame

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Sig7.Alan; tablet XXI(=XXII); (Obv)(i)13x(ii)13x(iii)2x(iv)18x(v)3x(Rev)(vi)11x(vii )9x(viii)19x(ix)10x(UE)1 lines)
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227749

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet, UL.corner, ruled, Obv.5,Rev.4 cols.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 13924
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 587425
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.13924
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227749
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227749

References

  • primary: MSL 16, 189

    [Finkel1982MSL16] Finkel, Irving L. 1982. The Series SIG7.ALAN = Nabnītu. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 16. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-16 at 11:01:48 Willighagen, Lars Transliteration Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2008-05-26 at 01:53:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSL 16, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227749.
MSL 16, 189 artifact entry (No. P227749). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227749 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 16, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227749 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 16, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227749},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSL 16, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227749.
MSL 16, 189 artifact entry (No. P227749). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227749 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 16, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227749 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 16, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227749
LB  - CDLI:P227749
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - MSL 16, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227749
ER  -
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