PBS 12, 17 (P229277)

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 04598

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Right side, with Akkadian translation (or Sumerian pron?) is lost. Double vertical line still there, and very few traces of the right column (not copied in PBS 12).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

1. {gesz}gu-za sag10-ga
2. {gesz}gu-za gid2-da
3. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> sir3-ra
4. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> munus-e-ne
5. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> za3-bi-usz
6. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> LA-LAM-ti-tum
7. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> ki-usz
8. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> kaskal
9. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> nita
10. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> munus
11. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> nig2-ba
12. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> nig2-szu
13. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> {gesz}gigir
14. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> bara
15. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> ni2 ma-la2
16. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> ki-usz
17. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gidim
18. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> szag4 hul2-la
19. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> ansze
20. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> lugal
21. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> szah szum-ma
22. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> kin-ti
23. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> ma2-gan
24. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> ma2-lah5
25. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> nig2-nigin2-na
26. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gar3-ba
27. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gar3-ba uruda gar-ra
28. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gar3-ba zabar# gar-ra
29. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gar3-ba ku3#-babbar# gar-ra
30. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gar3-ba ku3-sig17 gar-ra
31. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> gar3-ba kusz gar-ra
32. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> {gesz}taszkarin
33. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> {gesz}esi
34. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
35. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> szu-sar-a-de2
36. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> kusz-ka-du3-a-de2
37. {gesz}MIN<(gu-za)> szu-nigin2-na
38. {gesz}ka-musz gu-za
39. {gesz}sag gu-za
40. {gesz}di5 gu-za
41. {gesz}bad gu-za
42. {gesz}ezem gu-za
43. {gesz}umbin gu-za
reverse
1. {gesz}na5
2. {gesz}na5 gal
3. {gesz}na5 tur
4. {gesz}na5 szu
5. {gesz}na5 kusz
6. {gesz}szu2-a
7. {gesz}szu2-a szag4-zu
8. {gesz}szu2-a kaskal
9. {gesz}szu2-a bur-gul
10. {gesz}szu2-a tibira#
11. {gesz}szu2-a szu-i
12. {gesz}szu2-a nig2-gu-la#
13. {gesz}szu2-a nig2-gal2-[...]
14. {gesz}szu2-a {gesz}gu-za ansze
15. {gesz}nig2-giri3-gub
16. {gesz}nig2-giri3-gub {d}lama
17. {gesz}nig2-giri3-gub zu2* am!*-si* du3*-du3*
18. gesz-nu2
19. gesz-nu2-asz-nu2
20. gesz-nu2-ki-nu2
21. gesz-nu2 zig3-gu2
22. gesz-nu2 gu2 zig3-gu2
23. gesz-nu2 umbin
24. gesz-nu2 umbin gu4
25. gesz-nu2 umbin sal-la
26. gesz-nu2 {u2}{a}aszki
27. gesz-nu2 ka musz
28. gesz-nu2 szag4-zu
29. gesz-nu2 szag4-zu sik2 ga-rig2 ak#-[a]
30. gesz-nu2 szag4-zu sik2 uz5 ak#-[a]
31. gesz-nu2 uri{ki}
32. gesz-nu2 uri{ki}
33. gesz-nu2-nu2
34. {gesz}bar-da [nu2]
35. {gesz}sag nu2
36. {gesz}di5 nu2
37. {gesz}bad nu2
38. {gesz}ezem nu2
39. {gesz}umbin nu2

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Right side, with Akkadian translation (or Sumerian pron?) is lost. Double vertical line still there, and very few traces of the right column (not copied in PBS 12).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229277

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) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 04598
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579658
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4598
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229277
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229277

References

  • primary: PBS 12, 17

    [Langdon1917PBS12] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1917. Sumerian Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 12. University Museum, Philadelphia.

  • history: MSL 5, 149 V1

    [Landsberger1957MSL5] Landsberger, Benno. 1957. The Series HAR-Ra Hubullu. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 5.

  • citation: Veldhuis EEN, p. 341

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:23:40 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
2008-05-26 at 03:05:21 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

“PBS 12, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229277.
PBS 12, 17 artifact entry (No. P229277). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229277 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 12, 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229277 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {PBS 12, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229277},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 12, 17 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229277.
PBS 12, 17 artifact entry (No. P229277). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229277 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 12, 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229277 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {PBS 12, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229277},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229277},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P229277
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - PBS 12, 17 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229277
ER  -
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