OIP 011, 038 (P229121)

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 05943 + N 5437

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Obv. UZU, rev. wild animals (NIM).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [uzu] gesz3#
2'. uzu# szir
3'. uzu umbin(|GAD.UR2|)
4'. uzu in-gar
5'. uzu in-ti
6'. uzu dah-ma-su
7'. uzu# en3-dur
8'. [...] za3#-mi2
reverse
column 1
1'. ku5-[...]
2'. KA-[...]
3'. sal-KA#-[...]
4'. lu#-[...]
  1 line missing
6'. masz-[...]
7'. amar masz-[...]
column 2
1'. am#-[...]
2'. am#-[...]
3'. am?-i3-nun?#
4'. [...]-ma-am
5'. [...]-sig
6'. [...]-za-lu-lu
7'. a-[...]-lu-lu
8'. [...]-zi edin-na
9'. 4(disz)! eh
column 3
  1 line traces
2'. nim
3'. nim sahar#-ra#
4'. nim ur-mah#
5'. nim ur-[...]
6'. nim ur-[...]
7'. nim ur-[...]
8'. nim ur-[...]
9'. nim ur-dib#
10'. nim |3xAN|#
11'. [...] i3-nun#
column 4
1'. pesz2
2'. [...] gesz-gi
3'. pesz2#-gesz-gi-e KA
4'. pesz2#-a-sza3-ga
5'. pesz2-igi-MUSZ3@g
6'. [...]-gilim#-ma#

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Obv. UZU, rev. wild animals (NIM).)
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

P229121 leadP229121 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229121

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 05943 + N 5437
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 580909 + 580910
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.5943 + N.5437
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229121
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229121

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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
2012-08-13 at 17:02:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:49:41 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

“OIP 011, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229121.
OIP 011, 038 artifact entry (No. P229121). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229121 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229121 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229121
LB  - CDLI:P229121
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - OIP 011, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229121
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229121.
OIP 011, 038 artifact entry (No. P229121). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229121 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229121 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229121},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229121},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229121
LB  - CDLI:P229121
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - OIP 011, 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229121
ER  -
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