MSL 12, 031 P'' (P228471)

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

N 5458

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Proto Kagal; Rev: OB Lú School; lexical; obv: Proto-Kagal; 11 lines; rev: Proto-Lu; 11 lines)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse?
column 1'
1. ma2-[...]
2. szu#-[ku6]
3. szu#-[ku6]
4. muszen-[du3]
5. muszen-[du3]
6. i3-[ra2-ra2]
7. szim#-[mu2]
8. szim#-[mu2]
  broken
column 2'
1. [SAL x]-szu-bala#
2. SAL# ba-za
3. SAL lu2-gub-ba
4. SAL gesz-gi-sag-kesz2
5. SAL# siki dub-hi-nun-na
6. SAL# siki ma-az#-za
7. SAL# musz3-szir3#-re#
8. SAL# mes-sa3-la2#
9. SAL# siki guz#-[za]
10. SAL# dim3-[...]
11. SAL# dub-[...]
  traces

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Proto Kagal; Rev: OB Lú School; lexical; obv: Proto-Kagal; 11 lines; rev: Proto-Lu; 11 lines) School text
Language(s)

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 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) Q000047 View the score
Historiae 22: 18 (P566681) Q000047 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P228471

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag; low end

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5458
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 574393
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.5458
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228471
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228471

References

  • primary: MSL 12, 031 P''

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • history: MSL 13, 065 F1

    [Civil1971MSL13] Civil, Miguel, and Erica Reiner. 1971. Izi = Išātu, Ká-Gal = Abullu, and Níg-Ga = Makkūru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 13.

    (pub as 5448)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 09:33:17 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 02:21:23 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

“MSL 12, 031 P’’ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228471.
MSL 12, 031 P’’ artifact entry (No. P228471). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228471 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 031 P’’ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228471 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {MSL 12, 031 {P}'' artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228471},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 12, 031 P’’ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228471.
MSL 12, 031 P’’ artifact entry (No. P228471). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228471 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 031 P’’ artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228471 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {MSL 12, 031 {P}'' artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228471},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228471},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/5/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P228471
LB  - CDLI:P228471
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - MSL 12, 031 P'' artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228471
ER  -
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