MSL 09, 066 B09 (P227879)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 02179 + N 4312 + N 4317

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: ugu-mu bilingual; Rev: ugu-mu bilingual Ugu-mu bil.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Has fragments

Text

  CBS 02179 + N 4312 = MSL 9: 68-70 = B9
tablet
obverse
1. [gu2]-gu10 = %a ki-sza-di#
2. sa# gu2-gu10 = %a sze-er-ha-an ki#-[...]
3. siki# gu2-gu10 = %a sza-ra-at ki-sza-di-[ia]
4. gu2#-bala-gu10 = %a a-ru-ti
5. [...] gu2#-gu10 = %a ku-usz-ra#? x-[...]
6. [gu2-|HIxASZ2|]-gu10# = %a hu-ur-hu-[di]
7. [...] = %a [...] e-li-[tum]
8. [{d}nin-ka6]-gu10 = %a szi-ku-ku-[ti]
9. [... szu]-gu10 = %a szi-si-it [ri-it-ia]
10. [kiszib-la2]-gu10 = %a ri-it-[ti]
11. [SZU-BU]-gu10 = %a hu-ma-[ti]
12. [tibir]-gu10# = %a up-na-a#-[a]
13. [szu-x]-gu10 = %a su2-ul-[hi]
14. [szu]-gu10 = %a qa2-[a-ti]
15. [szu-si]-gu10 = %a u2-ba-[ni]
16. [umbin gal]-gu10# = %a u2-ba-ni ra#-[bi-tum]
17. [dal-ba-na umbin]-gu10# = %a u2-ba-ni s,e-[he-er-tum]
  2 lines traces
reverse
1. [...] = %a [ku]-ku#-si2-[ia]
2. [...] = %a [...]-at ku-ku-si2-ia#
3. [kasz3-gu10] = %a [szi-i]-na-tu-u2-[a]
4. [...] = %a [mu]-usz-ti-ni
5. [szir-gu10] = %a [isz]-ki
6. [du10-gan szir-gu10] = %a [tu]-ka#-an isz-ki-[ia]
7. [bun-gu10] = %a [e]-la#-ab-bu-uh2-[hi]
8. [dub3-gu10] = %a [bi]-ir#-ki#!
9. [ur2-gu10] = %a [ut]-li#
10. [gu-du-gu10] = %a [qi2]-in-na-ti#
11. [x gu-du-gu10] = %a [...] qi2-na-ti-ia#
12. [...] = %a [tu]-ul-ti
13. [uh tu-ra-gu10] = %a [tu-ul]-ti mur-s,i2#-[ia]
14. [gesz kun-gu10] = %a [ra]-pa#-asz-ti
15. [kun-gu10] = %a zi#-ba-ti
16. [a tal2-tal2]-gu10# = %a e-pi-el#-li
17. [sze10]-gu10 = %a zu-u2-a#

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: ugu-mu bilingual; Rev: ugu-mu bilingual Ugu-mu bil.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

P227879 leadP227879 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227879

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Nippur, Tablet Hill, East Side of Shatt en-Nil
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 02179 + N 4312 + N 4317
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 578085 + 578086 + 578087
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.2179 + N.4312 + N.4317
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227879
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227879

References

  • primary: MSL 9, 066 B09

    [Landsberger1967MSL9] Sigrist, Marcel, and Benno Landsberger. 1967. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 9. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

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
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 01:55:33 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 Artifact

“MSL 09, 066 B09 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227879.
MSL 09, 066 B09 artifact entry (No. P227879). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227879 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 09, 066 B09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227879 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 09, 066 {B09} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227879},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227879
LB  - CDLI:P227879
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MSL 09, 066 B09 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227879
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“MSL 09, 066 B09 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227879.
MSL 09, 066 B09 artifact entry (No. P227879). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227879 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 09, 066 B09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227879 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 09, 066 {B09} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227879},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227879
LB  - CDLI:P227879
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - MSL 09, 066 B09 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227879
ER  -
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