BTT pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 (P247829)

Lexical tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-1365

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Tintir 4; ur5-ra 18; ur5-ra 19)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1'. e2 hur-sag ti-la = %a [...]
2'. e2 szag4 sur-ra = %a [...]
3'. e2 uri na-nam = %a [...]
4'. e2 ki-tusz giri17-zal = %a E2 {d}[...]
5'. e2 an-da sa2-a = %a E2 {d}isz-tar# [...]
  ruling
6'. kib-kib{muszen} = %a SZU
7'. gur4-gur4{kur-kur}{muszen} = %a SZU
8'. tir-tir{muszen} = %a SZU
9'. dub-dub{muszen} = %a SZU
10'. szeg5(|URUxTU|)-szeg5(|URUxTU|){muszen} = %a SZU
  ruling
11'. tug2 A2 LU#? = %a na-as,-mat-tu#?
12'. tug2 nig2-gaba-dab = %a MIN<(na-as,-mat-tu)>
13'. tug2# nig2-gaba-tab = %a MIN<(na-as,-mat-tu)>
14'. tug2# nig2#-gaba-diri = %a MIN<(na-as,-mat-tu)>
15'. tug2 nig2-sag = %a MIN<(na-as,-mat-tu)>
16'. tug2 nig2-ti = %a MIN<(na-as,-mat-tu)>

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Tintir 4; ur5-ra 18; ur5-ra 19)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P247829

Physical information

NB school tablet

Artifact type Tablet
NB school tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-1365
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P247829
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P247829

References

  • primary: George, BTT, pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365

    [George1992BTT] George, Andrew R. 1992. Babylonian Topographical Texts. Vol. 40. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta.

  • history: MSL 8/2, 95 S8

    [Landsberger1962MSL8/2] Landsberger, Benno. 1962. The Fauna of the Ancient Mesopotamia. Second Part. ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu Tablets XIV and XVII. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 8/2. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • history: Iraq 6 no.84

    [sec45535] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-21 at 13:39:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-28 at 18:37:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 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 04:30:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-07-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BTT Pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247829.
BTT pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 artifact entry (No. P247829). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247829 (Original work published 2004)
BTT pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247829 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 21},
	title = {BTT pl. 14, {Ashm} 1924-1365 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247829},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BTT Pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247829.
BTT pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 artifact entry (No. P247829). (2024, October 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247829 (Original work published 2004)
BTT pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247829 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 21},
	title = {BTT pl. 14, {Ashm} 1924-1365 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247829},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P247829
LB  - CDLI:P247829
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - BTT pl. 14, Ashm 1924-1365 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247829
ER  -
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