OIP 011, 019 (P228008)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04867

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: Metrological table or list CBS file: Lexical. Sachs: (Rev) metrological table (3 cols. preserved) & measures of weight; (Obv)(i)16x(Rev)(ii)5x(iii)26x(iv)15 lines. Turned in wrong direction.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  CBS 4867
tablet
obverse
1. {kasz}dida KA-ge#-x
  KA-ge-kam#?
2. {kasz}dida KA KAK-a#
3. {kasz}dida al-hab2-ba
4. {kasz}dida u4 tab-ba
5. {kasz}dida u4 sal-la
6. {kasz}dida szag4-ge gur7#
7. {kasz}dida e2-da-di
8. {kasz}dida gu-la
9. kasz nag lugal
10. kasz ku7-ku7
11. kasz# hu-ru-um
12. kasz# sag10
13. kasz# gen
14. [kasz] |PA.AN|
15. uluszin3
16. [uluszin3] mah#

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: Metrological table or list CBS file: Lexical. Sachs: (Rev) metrological table (3 cols. preserved) & measures of weight; (Obv)(i)16x(Rev)(ii)5x(iii)26x(iv)15 lines. Turned in wrong direction.)
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 000043 (OB Nippur Ura 06) composite (P498273) Q000043 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P228008

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, left upper corner, ruled, 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 04867
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579905
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4867
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228008
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228008

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-07 at 09:42:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-06 at 18:48:06 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2008-05-26 at 02:05:41 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

“OIP 011, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P228008.
OIP 011, 019 artifact entry (No. P228008). (2025, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228008 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 019 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228008 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {OIP 011, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228008},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 019 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P228008.
OIP 011, 019 artifact entry (No. P228008). (2025, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228008 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 019 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228008 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {OIP 011, 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228008},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228008},
}


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PY  - 2025
ID  - P228008
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M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OIP 011, 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228008
ER  -
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