OSP 2, 070 (P216224)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 0559

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of investments in a trade venture; 13x15x12x0 lines9.8x6.7 cms)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2 la2 igi 3(disz)
2. ur2-ra-ni ku3-dim2
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lugal-nam2-mah
4. 8(asz@c) igi 3(disz)-gal2 ur-ab
5. 7(asz@c) igi 3(disz)-gal2 nam-tar-re2
6. 4(asz@c) 1/2(disz) ne-sag
7. 1(asz@c) a-ga-de3{ki}-ki-du10
8. 1(asz@c) igi 6(disz)-gal2 e2-an-dul3
9. 1(asz@c) ug3-ga2
10. 1(asz@c) nam-tar-re2 dumu a2-{d}en-lil2-ta
11. 1(asz@c) giri3-ni
12. [1(asz@c)] ur-kid2-ma
13. [1(asz@c)] u3-mu-ni-zal
column 2
1. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
2. 2(asz@c) ku3 gin2 nig2-sa10 nin-an-si-kam!
3. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
4. nig2-u2-pa-e3
5. 4(asz@c) ug3-IL2
6. dumu lugal-kar!(TE)
7. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3 5(asz@c) ug3-IL2
8. dumu lugal-kar!(TE)
9. 5(asz) 2(barig) ur-kid2-ma
10. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-kid2-ma
11. 4(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-kid2-ma
12. 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c) ur-{d}da-mu
13. 5(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-ma-da
14. 5(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-la2
15. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) a-lil-[la]
reverse
column 1
1. [4(asz@c) ...]
2. [3(asz@c) e2-mu-bi3]
3. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-pisan
4. [2(asz@c)] nig2-[u-ta]
5. [2(asz@c) inim-ma-ni]
6. [5(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3 3(barig@c) ur-kid2-ma]
7. [2(barig@c)] ne-[sag]
8. [2(barig@c) gissu]
9. [szunigin] 5(u@c)# la2 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2
10. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) [sze lid2]-ga
11. lugal-iti-da
12. ur5-sze3 sila-a an-gal2
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column 2
  broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record of investments in a trade venture; 13x15x12x0 lines9.8x6.7 cms)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: OSP 2, 70

    [Westenholz1987OSP2] Westenholz, Aage. 1987. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 2: The “Akkadian” Texts, the Enlilemaba Texts, and the Onion Archive. CNI Publications 3. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum press, University of Copenhagen.

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  • Museum No.: N 0559
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:04:31 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-06-27 at 16:31:27 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OSP 2, 070 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216224.
OSP 2, 070 artifact entry (No. P216224). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216224 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 070 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216224 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216224},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216224},
}


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