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CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 (P218299)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Museum Number

NMSDeZ — ?

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...] sanga# [...]
2. [...] hursag#
3. [...] ti#
4. gal# tidimx(|PA.SZA6|)#
5. gal# luhszu#
6. gal# hub2#
7. [...] |MUSZ%MUSZ.KAK|#
8. [...]-alan#?
rest broken

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)

Collections

National Museum of Syria, Der-ez-Zor, Syria

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

history: CDLJ 2003/3

[Michalowski2023] Michalowski, Piotr. 2003. “An Early Dynastic Tablet of ED Lu A from Tell Brak (Nagar).” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2003 (3): 1–6. https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/articles/cdlj/2003-3.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NMSDeZ — ?
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: TB 12381
Findspot Square: TCJ-1674
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2016-10-13 at 12:14:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-10-13 at 11:46:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-09-02 at 15:44:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 01:33:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-11-07 at 22:34:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-11-03 at 01:46:19	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P218299) (P218299)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P218299) (P218299)

Composites

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 019 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P218299.

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry (No. P218299). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218299 (Original work published 1970)

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218299 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218299},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P218299
LB  - CDLI:P218299
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P218299
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000003, Ex. 019 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P218299.

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry (No. P218299). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P218299 (Original work published 1970)

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P218299 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P218299},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P218299},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P218299
LB  - CDLI:P218299
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P218299
ER  -