CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 (P355744)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Museum Number

NMB 78411

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

180.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Witness

object prism
surface a
1. ad-gi4
2. ki-sag
3. ad-hal
4. abrig
5. ($ blank space $) |GA2xMUN|
6. ($ blank space $) gazi
7. ($ blank space $) |GA2x(E2.NE)|
8. uz ama
9. masz2@n su4
10. ($ blank space $) tu#
11. ($ blank space $) gukkal#
12. ab2 ga-HU?
13. amar ga-KA?
14. esz2 suhur
15. ziz2 GAN2?
16. ($ blank space $) KAD4?
17. ($ blank space $) ga?
surface b
1. gir2 AN
2. pesz2-da x
3. ($ blank space $) ga#?
4. ($ blank space $) gara2#?
5. ($ blank space $) ab2#
6. ($ blank space $) ninda2#
7. ($ blank space $) u8#
8. ($ blank space $) utua#?
9. ($ blank space $) ud5#
10. ($ blank space $) masz2#
11. nunuz kad5{muszen}
12. ($ blank space $) szusz3
13. ($ blank space $) nar#
14. ($ blank space $) GAR
15-16. kinda2 ISZ sa2 nam-se3
surface c
1. ($ blank space $) |GA2xMUN|#
2. ($ blank space $) gazi#
3. ($ blank space $) |GA2x(E2.NE)|#
4. uz# ama
5. masz2# su4#
6. ($ blank space $) tu#
7. ($ blank space $) gukkal#
8. ab2# ga#-HU#?
9. amar# ga#-KA#
10. esz2# suhur#
11. ziz2 GAN2#?
12. ($ blank space $) KAD4
13. ga#?
14. gir2# AN#
15. pesz2#?-da x
16. ($ blank space $) ga#?
17. ($ blank space $) gara2
surface d
1. ($ blank space $) ab2#
2. ($ blank space $) ninda2
3. ($ blank space $) u8#
4. ($ blank space $) utua#?
5. ($ blank space $) ud5#
6. ($ blank space $) masz2#
7. nunuz kad5#{muszen#}
8. ($ blank space $) [szusz3]
9. ($ blank space $) nar#
10. ($ blank space $) GAR
11-12. kinda2 ISZ sza3 nam2-se3-ga#?
13. 1(szar2) ki
14. 1(szar2) sza3
15. ($ blank space $) kiszig2
16. ($ blank space $) szennur
surface e
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. |ZI&ZI.SZE3|#?
4. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|#
5. [e2] pirig u
6. en#?-ku5 me-kar2
7. en me-kar2
8. en zi me-kar2
9. dam# szusz3?-sza3#?
10. al#-ma-ku5
11. al-ku5-ra?
12. sza3 gu2-bi nam-gi4
13. bahar?-bi
14. bahar?-x-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
15. gesz-bi
16. {gesz}apin erin2-a-ni
17. gi-bi
surface f
1. gi-dur x
2. |ZI&ZI.SZE3|-bi
3. |ZI&ZI.SZE3| gesz bad-ni
4. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-bi
5. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| dur2 ku5 x x
6. buru14 ad me-kar2
7. sanga
8. ki-an
9. sze-gin2-a
10. za-gin3
11. sal-la
12. ur-ur
13. u2-a-du10
14. ba-dab5?
15. bahar2-sal4
  blank space
surface g
  (top of prism)
1. {d}nisaba
2. munus# zi
3. [munus] sa6#-ga#
4. munus# mul#-mul#-la#
5. ki-[ag2] an#-na#
6. hi-[li] e2#
7. kur-kur-ra#
8. munus DUR2#? 3(disz)?
9. munus 7(disz)
10. gesztu2# ki-ku3
11. dub#-sar mah an-na
12. x x mah# {d}en-lil2
  Lafont 2008 reads sag?-du3#
13. x x x

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 180.0 high × 37.0 wide × 37.0 thick
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  • history: AuOr 25, p.5-84, p. 10 no. 3

    [Arnaud2007documents] Arnaud, Daniel. 2007. “Documents à Contenu « historique », de l’époque Présargonique Au VIe Siécle.” Aula Orientalis 25: 5–84.

    (with incorrect identification)

  • history: CUSAS 12, 6.4.1 X4

    [Civil2010CUSAS12] Civil, Miguel. 2010. The Lexical Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Vol. 12. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: Fs Van Lerberghe p.297-304, p. 297-304

    [Krispijn2012TributeList] Krispijn, Theo J. H. 2012. “An Old-Babylonian Version of the Tribute List.” In The Ancient Near East, a Life! Festschrift Karel Van Lerberghe, edited by Tom Boiy, 297–304. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 220. Leuven: Peeters.

    with line art by Markham J. Geller on p. 304

  • history: Lafont, Bertrand, BAAL 12 (2008) 161-188

    [sec91525] N.d.

  • history: Krispijn, Theo J. H. & Lafont, Bertrand, NABU 2013/002

    [sec91529] N.d.

  • citation: CDLB 2013/3, §3.04

    [Földi2013CDLB2013/3] Földi, Zsombor J. 2013. “Gleanings from the Antiquities Market: A Contribution to the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2013 (3).

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMB 78411
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 09:12:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-16 at 12:46:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-08 at 19:11:27 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-09-30 at 08:47:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-09 at 16:04:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2015-07-24 at 04:03:18 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2012-08-23 at 12:57:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-23 at 12:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000031 (ED Tribute) composite (P499152) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355744.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P355744). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355744 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355744 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355744},
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