MSL 15, 008 E (P229042)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1632

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: P-Diri Diri.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
  (single ruling between each Akk. entry)
obverse
column 1
1. # diri {+[...]}|SI.A|# = %a wa-at-ru-um#
 en: greater
2. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a szu-tu-ru-um#
 en: supreme
3. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a ni-qe3-el-pu-um#
 en: to float
4. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a a-sza-szum#
 en: to be distressed
5. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a e-li#
 en: more than
6. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a el-x
7. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a ka-pi-dum#
 en: planner
8. # diri <|SI.A|> = %a [x]-x-ru#?-x
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. # du9-du9 [<|BUR2.BUR2|>] = %a ma#-a#-[s,um]
 en: to churn
2'. # dun5-dun5 [<|BUR2.BUR2|>] = %a na-a-qu2-um#
 en: to run
  (single ruling in Sum. col.)
3'. # bur2-bur2 {+[bu]-ur#-bu-ur}|[BUR2].BUR2| = %a pa-sza-a-rum
 en: to release
  gloss written beneath compound
4'. # bur2-bur2 <|BUR2.BUR2|> = %a wa-sza!(AL)-ru-um
 en: to hang down (of hair)
  akk. entry likely error for wašāru
5'. # bur2-bur2 <|BUR2.BUR2|> = %a sza-al-t,u3-tum
 en: authoritative persons
  (single ruling in Sum. col.)
6'. # ara5 {+[a?]-ra}|HIxASZ2.HIxASZ2|# = %a sa3-ma-du-um
 en: to grind finely
7'. # ara5 <|HIxASZ2.HIxASZ2|> = %a t,e-e-nu-um
 en: to grind
8'. # ara5 <|HIxASZ2.HIxASZ2|> = %a a!-ra-ru-um
 en: miller
  (single ruling in Sum. col.)
9'. # lilib {+[...]}|IGI.IGI|# = %a sa3-a-ru-um
 en: criminal
  double ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: P-Diri Diri.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229042

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1632
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229042
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229042
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1632
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120083411

References

  • primary: MSL 15, 15, 008 E

    [Civil2004MSL15] Civil, Miguel. 2004. The Series DIRI = (w)Atru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 15. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-07-16 at 12:45:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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
2017-11-02 at 08:54:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts 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 15, 008 E Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229042.
MSL 15, 008 E artifact entry (No. P229042). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229042 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 15, 008 E artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229042 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSL 15, 008 {E} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229042},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSL 15, 008 E Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229042.
MSL 15, 008 E artifact entry (No. P229042). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229042 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 15, 008 E artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229042 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {MSL 15, 008 {E} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229042},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229042
LB  - CDLI:P229042
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - MSL 15, 008 E artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229042
ER  -
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