CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011 (P020642)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 0980

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. szuszx(|SZE.NAM2|)
2'. pa-nam2-szita3#
3'. esz3 iszib
4'. gal |BADxDISZ@t|
5'. en IB
6. gal szita
7. abgal
8. kingal
9. tiru#
10. [...] sukkal
  rest broken
reverse
  blank space
  rest broken
left
1. [...] x na4 x ti |KAxX| na# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000003 (ED Lu2 A) composite (P481040) Q000003 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P020642

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 0980
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P020642
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P020642
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.980

References

  • history: TMH 5, 220

    [Pohl1935TMH5] Pohl, Alfred. 1935. Vorsargonische Und Sargonische Wirtschaftstexte : Autographiert Und Mit Inventarverzeichnis Und Namenlisten Versehen. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, no. 5. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: pl. XIX: K)

    [sec5830] N.d.

  • history: ECTJ, 220

    [Westenholz1975ECTJ] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Early Cuneiform Texts in Jena. Pre-Sargonic and Sargonic Documents from Nippur and Fara in the Hilprecht-Sammlung. Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. Historisk-Filosofiske Skrifter 7, 3. København: Munksgaard.

    (not transliterated)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2016-10-13 at 12:14:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-13 at 10:16:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-10-12 at 14:06:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:44:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2004-09-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Krebernik, Manfred CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P020642.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P020642). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020642 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020642 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020642},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P020642.
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P020642). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P020642 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P020642 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P020642},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P020642},
}


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ID  - P020642
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