OSP 2, 098 (P216252)

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 0561 + N 0570 + N 0590 + N 0594 + N 0598 + N 0613

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record of onion harvest; dated; 15x12x13x21x22x9 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] 2(u@c) szum2 kab2-ku5 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3
2. e2-pa-e3
3. 4(gesz2@c) lugal-gesz 2(ban2@c)
4. lu2 a-ne-[da]
5. 7(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) a-ne-da# 1(ban2@c)
6. 1(gesz'u@c) la2 3(u@c) giri3-ni 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
7. 4(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) [...]-da#? 1(ban2@c)
8. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ur-{d}da-[mu] 1(ban2@c)
9. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) ne-sag 1(ban2@c)
10. 5(u@c) 3(asz@c) ug3-IL2 2/3(asz@c){sza-na-bi}
11. [...] 2(u@c) lugal#-[...] 5(disz) sila3
12. [...] 1(ban2@c)
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
column 2
1. 2(gesz2@c) lugal-[...] 1(ban2@c)
2. 3(u@c) giri3-[ni] 2/3(asz@c){sza-na-bi}
3. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u) uri 5(disz) sila3
4. 3(gesz2@c) ur-pisan 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3
5. [...] lugal#-GAN2 1(ban2@c) 2/3(asz@c){sza-na-bi}
6. [... an]-i3-kusz2 [...]
7. [...] un-x [... 2/3(asz@c)]{sza#-na-bi}
8. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c)# [...] du11#-ga-[ni] 1(ban2@c)
9. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) kur-mu 1(ban2@c)
10. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) en-ra igi 3(disz@t)
11. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) ur-gu igi 3(disz@t)
12. 2(gesz2@c)#? [...]
13. 1(gesz2@c)#? [...]
14. 1(gesz2@c)#? [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
column 3
1. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u) {d}en-[...]
2. 1(gesz2@c) lugal-nig2-zu 8(disz) [sila3]
3. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) [ug3]-IL2 [...]
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) e2-[...]
5. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) da#?-[...] 1(ban2@c)
6. 2(gesz2@c) ur-abzu [...]
7. [1(gesz2@c)] 2(u@c)#? [...]
8. 2(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) [...]
9. 2(gesz2@c)#? [...]
10. 2(gesz2@c)#? [...]
11. [...] 1(ban2@c)
12. [...] 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lugal-inim#-gi-na 1(ban2@c)
13. [... ur]-tir# [...] sila3#
14. [...]
15. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) [lugal]-nam2-mah [...] sila3
2. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) {d}en-lil2-la2 8(disz@t) sila3
3. GAN2 igi#-[nim-ma]-tur{ki}
4. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) [nig2]-|U.SZA| 1(ban2@c)
5. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2-sa6 1(ban2@c)
6. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) dingir-ba-ni 1(ban2@c)
7. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) lugal#-[e-a2]-na 1(ban2@c) [...]
8. 2(gesz2@c) la2 8(asz@c) [ur-e2 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3]
9. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) [...] 1(ban2@c)
10. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ad-[da] igi 3(disz@t)
11. GAN2 banda3{da}[{ki}]
12. 4(u@c) ur2-ni [...]
13. 4(u@c) igi-an-sze3 [...]
14. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ur2-ni 5(disz@t) sila3
column 2
1. [...] tab6-si-ga 1(ban2@c) 6(disz@t) sila3
2. [...] ur-tum-al6 1(ban2@c) 6(disz@t) sila3
3. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) {d}en-lil2-la2 1(ban2@c)
4. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {d}en-lil2-la2 1(ban2) 6(disz@t) sila3
5. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) a-GIR2@g-gal 1(ban2@c) igi 3(disz@t)
6. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ug3-IL2 1(ban2@c)
7. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) lugal-tesz2 1(ban2@c)
8. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) [...]
9. [...] 1(ban2@c)
10. [...]-ra#? 2(ban2@c)
11. [...] lugal#-uri3 1(ban2) 4(disz@t) sila3
12. [...] lugal#-nig2-zu 2(ban2@c) la2 igi 3(disz@t)
13. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) e2-ki 1(ban2) 5(disz@t)? sila3
14. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) ne-sag 1(ban2@c) 4(disz@t) sila3
15. GAN2 szum2-la2{ki}
column 3
1. [gu2]-an#-sze3-bi
2. 2(szar2@c) 3(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) la2 6(asz@c) szum2 kab2-ku5
3. mu lugal-e gu2-du8-a{ki} dingir e2-a [i3]-gub#-[ba-a]
4. nam-mah [ensi2]

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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: OSP 2, 98

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 0561 + N 0570 + N 0590 + N 0594 + N 0598 + N 0613
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Classical Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: Shar-kali-sharri.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2021-12-21 at 18:23:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-04-02 at 17:44:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:04:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-21 at 11:41:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 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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P216252 leadP216252 lead

Cite this Artifact
“OSP 2, 098 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216252.
OSP 2, 098 artifact entry (No. P216252). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216252 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 098 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216252 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 098 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216252},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P216252
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