OSP 2, 084 (P216238)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 0284

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Account (preliminary) of onions harvested in one field; 19x17x13x3 lines; 10.9x7.9 cms.)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) szum2 kab2-ku5 1(ban2@c)
2. geme2-abzu
3. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) nam-mah 2(ban2@c)
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ur-kid2-ma 2(ban2@c)
5. 2(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) ne-sag 2(ban2@c)
6. 2(gesz2@c) igi-bar 2(ban2@c)
7. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) lugal-nig2-zu 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3
8. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-urta 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3
9. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lugal-en8-tar-sux(SZUM) 1(ban2@c)
10. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) KA-ku3 1(ban2@c)
11. 3(u@c) ur-dam 1(disz) sila3
12. 4(u@c) im-ta 5(disz) sila3
column 2
1. 4(u@c) e2-[...] 2/3(disz)
2. 2(u@c) lugal-lu2 1(barig@c)
3. 2(gesz2@c) {d}en-lil2-la2 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) bu3-bu3 5(disz) sila3
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ad-da 5(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2-x 1(ban2@c)
7. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ur-tir 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3
8. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) nita-zi 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ur-kid2-ma 4(disz) sila3
10. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lugal-iti-da 5(disz) sila3
11. 1(gesz2@c) lu-lil-la 1(ban2@c)
12. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) ne-sag 1(ban2@c)
13. 5(u@c) 5(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-le 5(disz) sila3
14. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ur-sa6 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) [sila3]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) il2 5(disz) sila3
2. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(disz) iri-mu 2(ban2@c)
3. 4(u@c) du-du 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3
4. 1(gesz2@c) ur-ku3 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(gesz2@c) 8(disz) lugal-iti-da 2(ban2@c)
6. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ur-e-ga 2(ban2@c)
7. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) nam-tar-re2 2(ban2@c)
8. lu2 en
9. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-{d}inanna 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3
10. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) ur-li 1(ban2@c)
11. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) nam-tar-re2 5(disz) sila3
12. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-su 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. szunigin 4(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) szum2 kab2-ku5
2. GAN2 za3-mu-ba-ni-us2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Account (preliminary) of onions harvested in one field; 19x17x13x3 lines; 10.9x7.9 cms.)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Classical Sargonic
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P216238

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 0284
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 523658
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.284

References

  • primary: OSP 2, 84

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-04-02 at 17:44:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:02 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OSP 2, 084 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216238.
OSP 2, 084 artifact entry (No. P216238). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216238 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216238 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216238},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216238
LB  - CDLI:P216238
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - OSP 2, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216238
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OSP 2, 084 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216238.
OSP 2, 084 artifact entry (No. P216238). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216238 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 084 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216238 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216238},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216238
LB  - CDLI:P216238
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - OSP 2, 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216238
ER  -
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