VAT 10259 (P283541)
Lexical tablet dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMuseum Number
VAT 10259Provenience
-Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LexicalLanguage(s)
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obverse
1. # a [*] " a ~ A @ | x#-[...] = %a [...]
2. # szesz3 [*] " sze-esz6 ~ |A.IGI| @ IGI | sza# [...] = %a [...]
3. # agam [*] " %2 a-ga-am ~ %3 |A.BAD| @ BAD | MIN [...] = %a [...]
4. # szedu3 [*] " [sze]-du ~ |A.LAGAR@g|# @ LAGAR@g | MIN [...] = %a [...]
5. # zah2 [*] " %2 [za]-ah ~ %3 |A.HA| @ %3 HA | MIN [...] = %a [...]
6. # za [*] " [za]-a ~ ZA @ | zu#-[...] = %a [...]
7. # gesztae [*] " [gesz]-ta#-e ~ |ZA.KUR| @ | SZA2 [...] = %a [...]
8. # gur4 [*] " [gu]-ur ~ LAGAB @ | la-[gab-bu] = %a [...]
9. # kil3 [*] " [ki]-il# ~ |LAGAB.LAGAB| @ | [...] = %a [...]
10. # gigir [*] " [gi]-gir# ~ %3 |LAGABxBAD| @ BAD | sza# [...] = %a [...]
11. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxBAR| @ BAR | MIN [...] = %a [...]
12. # pu2 [*] " [pu]-u2#? ~ |LAGABxU| @ | MIN# [...] = %a [...]
13. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxGUR| @ GUR | MIN [...] = %a [...]
14. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxEN| @ EN | MIN [...] = %a [...]
15. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxA#| @ A | MIN [...] = %a [...]
16. [*] " [...] ~ [|LAGABxA|] @ A | MIN [...] = %a [...]
17. [*] " [...] ~ [...] @ x# | [...] = %a [...]
reverse
1'. # gidim [*] " [gi-dim] ~ GIDIM @ | [...] = %a [...]
2'. # szanabi [*] " [sza]-na-pi ~ 2/3(disz) @ | sza# [...] = %a [...]
3'. # udug [*] " u2-dug ~ UDUG @ | sza# [...] = %a [...]
4'. # qimku * " qi-im-ku ~ 5/6(disz) @ | sza# [...] = %a [...]
5'. # kiszi6 * " ki-szi ~ SZEG9!(|SZU2.SZE.KU.GAG.ASZ|) @ | bar-[...] = %a [...]
ruling
6'. al-til
1. # a [*] " a ~ A @ | x#-[...] = %a [...]
2. # szesz3 [*] " sze-esz6 ~ |A.IGI| @ IGI | sza# [...] = %a [...]
3. # agam [*] " %2 a-ga-am ~ %3 |A.BAD| @ BAD | MIN [...] = %a [...]
4. # szedu3 [*] " [sze]-du ~ |A.LAGAR@g|# @ LAGAR@g | MIN [...] = %a [...]
5. # zah2 [*] " %2 [za]-ah ~ %3 |A.HA| @ %3 HA | MIN [...] = %a [...]
6. # za [*] " [za]-a ~ ZA @ | zu#-[...] = %a [...]
7. # gesztae [*] " [gesz]-ta#-e ~ |ZA.KUR| @ | SZA2 [...] = %a [...]
8. # gur4 [*] " [gu]-ur ~ LAGAB @ | la-[gab-bu] = %a [...]
9. # kil3 [*] " [ki]-il# ~ |LAGAB.LAGAB| @ | [...] = %a [...]
10. # gigir [*] " [gi]-gir# ~ %3 |LAGABxBAD| @ BAD | sza# [...] = %a [...]
11. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxBAR| @ BAR | MIN [...] = %a [...]
12. # pu2 [*] " [pu]-u2#? ~ |LAGABxU| @ | MIN# [...] = %a [...]
13. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxGUR| @ GUR | MIN [...] = %a [...]
14. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxEN| @ EN | MIN [...] = %a [...]
15. [*] " [...] ~ |LAGABxA#| @ A | MIN [...] = %a [...]
16. [*] " [...] ~ [|LAGABxA|] @ A | MIN [...] = %a [...]
17. [*] " [...] ~ [...] @ x# | [...] = %a [...]
reverse
1'. # gidim [*] " [gi-dim] ~ GIDIM @ | [...] = %a [...]
2'. # szanabi [*] " [sza]-na-pi ~ 2/3(disz) @ | sza# [...] = %a [...]
3'. # udug [*] " u2-dug ~ UDUG @ | sza# [...] = %a [...]
4'. # qimku * " qi-im-ku ~ 5/6(disz) @ | sza# [...] = %a [...]
5'. # kiszi6 * " ki-szi ~ SZEG9!(|SZU2.SZE.KU.GAG.ASZ|) @ | bar-[...] = %a [...]
ruling
6'. al-til
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Lexical
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citation: Onomastica medio-assira
[Saporetti1970Onomastica] Saporetti, Claudio. 1970. Onomastica Medio-Assira. Vol. 6. Studia Pohl. Rome : Biblical Institute Press.
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- Museum No.: VAT 10259
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- Period: Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-11 at 12:55:48 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2008-05-26 at 04:57:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-11-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P283541) (P283541)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P283541) (P283541)
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Cite this Artifact
“VAT 10259 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P283541.
VAT 10259 artifact entry (No. P283541). (2024, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283541 (Original work published 2005)
VAT 10259 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283541 (Accessed: August 19, 2025).
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