EEN 313, HS 1806 (P229810)

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 1806

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: H Almost complete type II tablet, upper edge missing. 12x13.5x4cm. Obv. DUG, rev. beginning of gi#.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1. gesz [...]
2. gesz [...]
3. gesz nu11#
4. gesz ha-lu-[...]
5. gesz sza3#-[...]
6. gesz [...]
7. gesz [...]
8. gesz [...]
9. gesz [...]
10. gesz gesztin#-[...]
11. gesz gesztin#-[...]
12. gesz [...]
13. gesz haszhur#
14. gesz haszhur-[...]
15. gesz sze-[...]
16. gesz sze-[...]
17. gesz sze-[...]
18. gesz szinig#
19. gesz szinig-[...]
20. gesz szinig-[...]
21. gesz# [szarx(NE)]
column 2
1. [...]-suh5#
2. [...]-suh5
3. gesz [...]-u3-suh5
4. gesz bir#-GAM-MES-e
5. gesz szim-gig
6. gesz szennur
7. gesz lam-gal
8. gesz lam-tur
9. gesz al-la-nu-um
10. gesz ildag2
11. gesz ildag2-kur
12. gesz ildag2-bur
13. gesz ildag2-szita3-na
14. gesz kur-ra
15. gesz ab-ba
16. gesz ab-ba-me-luh-ha
17. gesz ge6-par4
18. gesz ma-nu
19. gesz ma-nu-a-gal-AK
20. gesz ma-nu-gibil-AK
21. gesz ur2-ma
  (sic!)
22. gesz KID-da#
23. gesz#
column 3
1. gesz mes#-me-luh-[...]
2. gesz erin
3. gesz szu#-ur2-min3
4. gesz za-ba-lum
5. gesz e-lam-kum#
6. gesz gi-[...]-lum
7. gesz gi-rim
8. [...] zi#-ir-dum
9. [...] ur-nu-um
10. gesz ti-a-[...]-um
11. gesz ri2-a-nu-um
12. gesz ur-zi-num2
13. gesz mi-ri2-si-gar-ra#
14. gesz isimu2#
15. gesz nimbar#
16. gesz nimbar-tur
17. gesz nimbar-kur
18. gesz nimbar-dilmun
19. gesz nimbar-al-dar
20. gesz nimbar-al-ku5-da
21. gesz nimbar-al-szab
22. gesz nimbar-gu2-na
23. gesz# nimbar#-LU2-IM
24. [...]-libisz#-bu#-ra#
column 4
1. gesz# nimbar-al-usz2-a
2. gesz nimbar-sig7-sig7-al-szeg6-ga2
3. gesz sza3-nimbar
4. gesz suhur-nimbar
5. gesz ama-nimbar
6. gesz KU-gesz-nimbar
7. gesz pa-nimbar
8. [...] pa-ku5-nimbar
9. [...] dalla2-nimbar
10. gesz# mud-nimbar
11. [...] ze2-na-nimbar
12. [...] zu2-nimbar
13. gesz# TUG2-nimbar
14. gesz# pi-el-la2-nimbar
15. gesz# u3-luh-nimbar
16. [...] ga2#-li-nimbar
17. [...] an-na-nimbar
18. [...] x nimbar
19. [...] x nimbar
20. [...]-sag-nimbar
21. [...] nimbar#

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: H Almost complete type II tablet, upper edge missing. 12x13.5x4cm. Obv. DUG, rev. beginning of gi#.)
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 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229810

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1806
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229810
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229810
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1806

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 313, HS 1806

    [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
2026-03-16 at 16:53:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:24:12 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

“EEN 313, HS 1806 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229810.
EEN 313, HS 1806 artifact entry (No. P229810). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229810 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 313, HS 1806 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229810 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {EEN 313, {HS} 1806 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229810},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - EEN 313, HS 1806 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 313, HS 1806 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229810.
EEN 313, HS 1806 artifact entry (No. P229810). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229810 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 313, HS 1806 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229810 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {EEN 313, {HS} 1806 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229810},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229810
LB  - CDLI:P229810
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - EEN 313, HS 1806 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229810
ER  -
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