OIP 099, 082 (P010103)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070158 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (godlist .)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [{d}nin]-KID#
4. [{d}]en#-ki#
5. [{d}]nanna#
6. {d#}inanna#
7. {d}MUSZ3#
8. {d}nin-gir2-su
9. {d}asz8-gi4#
10. [...]-x
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [{d}]nisaba
16. [{d}]suen#
17. [{d}]ne3#-urugal2#
18. [...]-DAG#-IR
19. [...]-x-gal
20. [{d}]nin#-esz:ku3
21. [...]-x
22. [...]
column 2
1. [1(asz@c) ...]
2. [1(asz@c)] {d#}ezinu2#
3. [1(asz@c)] {d#}ku3-rib-ba
4. [1(asz@c)] {d#}nansze
5. [1(asz@c) {d}]nin-ur4
6. 1(asz@c) {d#}ga2#-tum3-du#
7. 1(asz@c) {d}ku3#-ad#
8. 1(asz@c) {d}ki#-ki#{muszen}
9. 1(asz@c) {d}UD-TAR
10. [1(asz@c) ...]
11. 1(asz@c) {d}szara2#
12. [1(asz@c)] {d#}|GA2xSIG7|-LAK672#
13. [1(asz@c) {d}]iszkur#
14. [1(asz@c)] {d#}ESZ#-gi#?
15. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-zadim
16. 1(asz@c) {d}ur3#-|BARxTAB|
17. 1(asz@c) {d#}nin-|KAxME|-KID#
18. 1(asz@c) {d}lamma-iri
19. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-pirig
20. 1(asz@c) {d}szul-pirig#
21. [1(asz@c)] {d#}asz-im6-babbar
22. [1(asz@c) ...]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) {d}gur#?-ku3#:la2
2. [1(asz@c)] {d}pisag2#-mes#:unu#?
3. 1(asz@c)# [{d}]gudu4-nun
erasure above nun
4. 1(asz@c) {d}{sir2-sir2}AB
5. 1(asz@c) {d}AB-SI
6. 1(asz@c) {d}TUM
7. [1(asz@c)] {d#?}x-KU3#-LI#
8. 1(asz@c) {d}x-KU3#-LI-ZA#
9. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-esz3-dar
10. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-sa2#:a
11. 1(asz@c) {d}nun-a-gal2#
12. 1(asz@c) {d}sza#-gan-x
13. [1(asz@c) ...]-na
14. 1(asz@c) {d#}nin-kar
15. 1(asz@c) {d}lugal-sud2
16. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-sud2
17. 1(asz@c) {d}x-A-A#?
18. 1(asz@c) {d#}lugal-aratta
19. 1(asz@c) {d}lugal-elam
20. 1(asz@c) {d}kisz{ki}
21. 1(asz@c) {d}KISZ-ISZ
22. [1(asz@c)] {d}ilx(KISZ)-la#
column 4
1. [1(asz@c)] {d#}KISZ-AN
2. [1(asz@c)] {d#}KISZ#-am#-gal
3. 1(asz@c) {d}am:a2:nun
4. 1(asz@c) {d}gu4:a2#:nun:gi4
5. [1(asz@c)] {d}[nin]-szuszinak
6. 1(asz@c) {d#}nin-aszag
7. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-apin
8. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-szubur
9. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-gal
10. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-unu#
11. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-[...]
12. [1(asz@c) {d}nin]-a:zu5-x
13. 1(asz@c) {d}lugal-SAG@g-DU!(KU7)
14. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-limmu2
15. 1(asz@c) {d#}nam2-urta
16. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-|LAGABxMUSZ|
17. 1(asz@c) |AN&AN|
18. 1(asz@c) |AN&AN|-NI
19. 1(asz@c) |AN&AN|-|LAGABx(GU4&GU4)|
20. 1(asz@c) |AN&AN|-dumu-sag#
21. 1(asz@c) {d}ba!-ba6
22. 1(asz@c) {d}szusz3-ba-ba6
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) {d}x-[...]
2. 1(asz@c) {d}mes#-lam#:ta#-e3#
3. 1(asz@c) {d}NU11-e2#-nun#-ta-e3#
4. 1(asz@c) {d}DUN#-a2#
5. 1(asz@c) {d}DUN#-LU#
6. 1(asz@c) {d}ME-e2#-nun
7. 1(asz@c) {d}lamma
8. [1(asz@c) {d}]|SZITA.GISZ.TUG2|#-e2#-nun#
9. 1(asz@c) {d}UD#-TAK4#-ALAN
10. 1(asz@c) {d}UD-sag-kal
11. [1(asz@c)] {d}alla#-[pa-e3]
12. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-eme5?
13. 1(asz@c) {d}en#-pesz#-gal
14. 1(asz@c) {d}a-ru
15. 1(asz@c) {d}sze3#-nir#
16. 1(asz@c) {d}en#-|SZE.NUN&NUN|#-nun
17. 1(asz@c) {d}dam#-gi#-DU#
18. 1(asz@c) {d}gi#:bil#
19. 1(asz@c) {d}li9#-si4#
20. 1(asz@c) {d}SZE3#-KU7#
21. 1(asz@c) {d}en-URU#:TI#?-x
22. [1(asz@c)] {d}nin#-musz#-[x]
column 6
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. 1(asz@c) {d}[...]
4. 1(asz@c) {d}NU#?-[...]
5. 1(asz@c) {d}lu2#?-x-ki#
6. 1(asz@c) {d}nun#:ki:gar:tab#?
7. 1(asz@c) {d}dun#-ga#
8. 1(asz@c) {d}lugal-ISZ-|EZENxAN|#
9. 1(asz@c) {d}me-dim2-sza4
10. 1(asz@c) {d}sag:ku5
11. 1(asz@c) {d}gu2#-la2#
12. [1(asz@c)] {d}[nin?-sun2?]
13. 1(asz@c) {d}lugal#-banda3{da}
14. 1(asz@c) {d}en#-me:te
15. 1(asz@c) {d}|GA2xAN|#-ra
16. 1(asz@c) {d}szuba3
17. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-ildum3
18. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-iri:sag
19. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-BAR#:LA#-SZE3
20. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-hursag(|PA+DUN3|)#
21. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-kilim#
22. 1(asz@c) [{d}]nin#-kilim#?
23. [...]
24. [...]
column 7
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. 1(asz@c)# [...]
8'. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-x
9'. 1(asz@c) {d}DA#?-[...]
10'. 1(asz@c) [{d}]EDIN#?-[...]
11'. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-sar#
12'. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-SAR#-sag#
13'. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-KA#-GISZ#?
14'. 1(asz@c) {d}samanx(|BU.NU.NUN.X.SZE3|)#
15'. 1(asz@c) {d}samanx(|BU.NU.NUN.X.SZE3|)#-sukkal
16'. 1(asz@c) {d}saman3-a2-a:zu5
17'. 1(asz@c) {d}ku3#-{su3}|PA.EL|#
18'. 1(asz@c) {d}isztaran#
19'. 1(asz@c) {d}nin#-in#?
20'. [1(asz@c) {d}]gan#-[gir2]
21'. [1(asz@c) {d}nin-{ka15}]kas2#-[si]
column 8
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. {d}[...]
7'. {d}nin#-[DI-ug5]
8'. {d}[girid2]
9'. {d}gar3#
10. {d#}[...]
11'. [...]
12'. [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. {d}en-ki
2. {d}nin-ki
3. {d}en-lil2#
4. {d}nin-KID
5. {d}en-|HIxNUN|
6. {d}nin-|HIxNUN|
7. {d}en-bulug3
8. {d}nin-bulug3
9. {d}en-utuwa(LAK777)-x
10. {d}nin-utuwa(LAK777)-x
11. {d}en#-gukkal
blank space
12. {d}nin#-gukkal#
13. {d}en#-a2#
14. {d}nin#-a2#
15. {d}en#-an#
16. [{d}]nin#-an
17. {d}nin#-szubur#
18. {d}lugal#-BU#-NUN#-GAN2#-x
19. {d}NAM2-KISZ#
20. {d}|HIxNUN.ME.U|
21. {d}lugal-{gesz}asalx(|TU.GABA.LISZ|)#
22. {d}AMAR-x
23. {d#}[|ADxESZ2|]
column 2
1. {d}|GU4+TI|
2. {d}ma2-ti
3. {d}gir2#-su
4. {d}ME-SZE3
5. {d#}SZESZ-IB#-ge6
6. {d}am-|SZE+NAM2|#
7. {d}en-dag#-[ga]
8. {d}nin-A-[...]
9. {d}en#-[...]
10. {d}nin#-[...]
11. {d}[...]
12. {d}[...]
13. {d}x-[...]
14. {d}[...]
15. {d#}[...]
16. {d}nin#-[...]
17. {d#}nin#-x-[...]
18. {d}nin#-x-[...]
19. {d}nin-x-[...]
20. {d}nin-ki#-gar
21. {d}nin#-ama#
22. {d}en#-[LAK114]
23. [...]
24. [...]
column 3
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
8'. [...]
rest broken
column 4
blank space
column 5
(following in cartouche)
1. silim#-[utu]
2. gal-zu
3. ur-{d}nisaba#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835)	needed	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P010103
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010103

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0200 + AbS-T 0207
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 070158 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT)	P010103
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P010103

References

primary: OIP 99, 82

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
history: SEL 2 (pp. 3-23)

[Alberti1985god-list] Alberti, Amadeo. 1985. “A Reconstruction of the Abu Salabikh God-List.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 2: 3–23.
history: OIP 99, p. 83

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

[Mander1986Pantheon] Mander, Pietro. 1986. Il Pantheon Di Abu-Salabikh : Contributo Allo Studio Del Pantheon Sumerico Arcaico. Vol. 26. Series Minor (Istituto Universitario Orientale (Naples, Italy). Seminario Di Studi Asiatici) ; 26 .
history: Nippur Centennial (pp. 189-225), 212-225

[Selz1992NippurCentennial] Selz, Gebhard J. 1992. “Enlil Und Nippur Nach Präsargonischen Quellen.” Nippur at the Centennial : Papers Read at the 35e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Philadelphia, 1988, Occasional publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund, 14: 189–225.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-21 at 16:43:50	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-21 at 16:28:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 09:45:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-09-28 at 07:57:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-09-08 at 17:03:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved
2014-11-21 at 10:14:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 01:34:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010103.

OIP 099, 082 artifact entry (No. P010103). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010103 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010103 (Accessed: August 17, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P010103
M1  - 2026/8/17/
TI  - OIP 099, 082 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 082 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010103.

OIP 099, 082 artifact entry (No. P010103). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010103 (Original work published 2001)

OIP 099, 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010103 (Accessed: August 17, 2026).

@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010103},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010103},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010103
LB  - CDLI:P010103
M1  - 2026/8/17/
TI  - OIP 099, 082 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010103
ER  -