OIP 099, 039 (P010099)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070298 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. lam-ki
2'. |GA2xMUSZ|#-[...]
3'. iri-eren#
4'. ezen-eren
5'. aszte2
6'. iri-tag#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]-kun#
3'. [...]-mu2#
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. BAD-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ISZ#-nun
3'. ISZ#-gal
4'. ISZ-sila3-gal
5'. ISZ-ISZ#
6'. szusz3-dun#
7'. [NI]-UR4-LAL
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. GA2-rin
3'. musz3
4'. szim
5'. an-ur2#
6'. ab2-unu3
7'. nun#-SZID
8'. nun-kiri8#:tab
9'. [...] x
10'. [...] x
11'. [...]-HA#
12'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. e2#?-dun#
2'. si-za-la2
3'. eme-mun
4'. szuszx(|SZE.NAM2|)#
5'. szuszx(|SZE.NAM2|)#-nun
6'. kaskal#
7'. ki#-kaskal#
8'. ki-[...]
9'. [...]-uszx(LAK672a)#
10'. a2-NE
11'. |LAL2.LAGAB|-masz
12'. masz-ba
13'. uru2
14'. [...]-sul#?
  rest broken
column 6
1'. en-zu
2'. en-LU-zu
3'. e2-du10-ux(|EZENxAN|)
4'. ebih
5'. MUSZ3-LAL2
6'. |GAN2@t&GAN2@t|
7'. [...]-|GAN2@t&GAN2@t|#
8'. [...]-|GAN2@t&GAN2@t|#
9'. ab-|GAN2@t&GAN2@t|
10'. tir
11'. ku7-tir
12'. da-EN#-te#?
13'. EZEN#
14'. ulul#
15'. [...]-ka#
16'. [...]-da#
17'. [...]-ug#?
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ku7?-ug
3'. sanga2-nir
4'. LAK339?-a-tuku
5'. gi-unu#
6'. ki#-gin2@g#-TAR
7'. ki-lam
8'. ki-GU4-SZE3-si
9'. ki#-gu2-si
10'. [...]-ag
11'. ki-en#-sumun2#
12'. [ki]-|SZIMxX|
13'. ki-nam2-di
14'. ki-ib
15'. ki-ib-LAGAB
16'. ki-ma-zu
17'. ki#-li#-li
18'. ki-mes-SZID#
column 8
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ki#-[...]
3'. ki#-AN-MUSZ3#-[...]
4'. ki-tir# [...]
5'. ki-tir# [...]
6'. ki-da-si#?
7'. ki-kul-aba4#
8'. ki-x-tur#
9'. ki-abgal#
10'. ki#-abrig2#
11'. ki-{d}men#
12'. ki-gesztin-x
13'. ki-en-za3#
  double ruling
  decorated with cross hatches
14'. ur-{d}lamma#
15'. hu-ti#-um#
16'. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [um]-mi-a
3. lugal#-giparx(KISAL)#-si
4. il#-su3-ERIM#-x
5. [dub mu]-sar#
6. [...] x
7. [...] x
8. szesz-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000268 (ED Word List F) composite (P499154) Q000268 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P010099

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Excavation Number AbS-T 0311 + AbS-T 0384a + AbS-T 0384b
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 070298 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P010099
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P010099

References

  • primary: OIP 99, 39

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OIP 99, p. 81

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OSP 1, p. 13

    [Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-03-21 at 09:36:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-09 at 16:05:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 099, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010099.
OIP 099, 039 artifact entry (No. P010099). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010099 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 099, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010099 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	month = {sep 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010099},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 099, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010099.
OIP 099, 039 artifact entry (No. P010099). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010099 (Original work published 2001)
OIP 099, 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010099 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010099},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - OIP 099, 039 artifact entry
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