CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn (P227958)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04809

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Lexical, Obv. Amar, Rev. ga; (Obv)9x(Rev)3 lines, 62 x 27 x 26. (Obv. is ga! Only two times GA preserved, plus traces).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  CBS 4809
tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [ga]
2'. ga ud5#-[da]
3'. ga-szex(IGI@g)#-[a]
4'. ga# x# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Lexical, Obv. Amar, Rev. ga; (Obv)9x(Rev)3 lines, 62 x 27 x 26. (Obv. is ga! Only two times GA preserved, plus traces).)
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 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) Q000001 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227958

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, Obv.ruled

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 04809
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579854
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4809
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227958
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227958

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:14:23 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
2015-06-15 at 19:44:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:00:04 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

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 031 & 000043, Ex. Nn Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227958.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry (No. P227958). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227958 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227958 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227958},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227958
LB  - CDLI:P227958
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227958
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 031 & 000043, Ex. Nn Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227958.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry (No. P227958). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227958 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227958 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227958},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227958
LB  - CDLI:P227958
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 031 & 000043, ex. nn artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227958
ER  -
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