CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 002 (P230163)

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 10181 + CBS 10207 + Ist Ni 10135

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness); Rev: Metrological table or list Obv. wild animals (line 3: alim; 5: am-si. Rev. metrological.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [ka]-lab
2'. [su]-a
3'. [su-a]-ri
4'. alim#
5'. lulim#
6'. [am-si]
7'. [har-ra-an]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ka-[lab]
2'. su-a#
3'. su-a-ri
4'. alim#
5'. lulim#
6'. am-si
7'. [har-ra]-an
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [ka-lab]
2'. su#-[a]
3'. su-a-ri
4'. alim
5'. lulim
6'. am-si
7'. har-ra-an
  rest broken
reverse
  (columns read left to right)
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(u)] 5(disz)# [gur]
2'. 1(u)# 6(disz) gur#
3'. 1(u)# 7(disz) gur#
4'. 1(u) 8(disz) gur
5'. 1(u)# 9(disz) gur
6'. 2(u) gur
7'. 3(u) gur
8'. 4(u) gur
9'. [5(u)] gur#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [n] gur
2'. [n] gur
3'. [n] gur
4'. [n] gur
5'. [n] 3(gesz'u)#? gur
6'. [n] gur
7'. [n] gur
8'. 2(szar2)# gur
9'. 3(szar2)# gur
10'. 4(szar2) gur
11'. 5(szar2) gur
12'. 6(szar2)# gur
13'. 7(szar2)# gur#
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(szar'u)# 8(szar2)# gur
2'. 1(szar'u) 9(szar2) gur
3'. 2(szar'u@v) gur
4'. 3(szar'u@v) gur
5'. 4(szar'u@v) gur
6'. 5(szar'u@v) gur#
7'. 1(szargal){gal} gur
8'. 1(szargal){gal} szu nu-szid? gur
9'. 1(disz) sze ku3-babbar
10'. 2(disz) sze
11'. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) [sze]
12'. 3(disz) [sze]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness); Rev: Metrological table or list Obv. wild animals (line 3: alim; 5: am-si. Rev. metrological.)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P230163

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
CBS 10207: Nippur III, Temple Lib., Tablet Hill
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 10181 + CBS 10207 + Ist Ni 10135
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 584434 + 584435
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.10181 + CBS.10207
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P230163
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P230163

References

  • history: BE 20/1, 38 (CBS 10207)

    [Hilprecht1906BE20/1] Hilprecht, Hermann Vollrath. 1906. Mathematical, Metrological and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur. University of Pennsylvania Babylonian Expedition 20/1.

  • history: Proust, Christine, TMN 353 CBS 10181 + CBS 10207 + Ist Ni 10135 (wild animals

    [sec33387] N.d.

  • history: metrology)

    [sec33388] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
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
2015-06-15 at 19:44:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-30 at 08:25:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-29 at 02:15:58 Firth, Richard Transliteration Proust, Christine CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-07-11 at 02:57:21 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-14 at 11:55:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:32:13 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

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230163.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P230163). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230163 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230163 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230163},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230163.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P230163). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230163 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230163 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230163},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230163},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P230163
LB  - CDLI:P230163
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 002 artifact entry
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