OSP 1, 112 (P221619)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06184

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  several lines missing
column 1
1. [x] GAN2 gibil
2. apin#-la2-am6
3. ur-nin
4. 1(u@c) GAN2 GAN2#? bala-a
5. sze-be6 2(u@c) lid2-ga
6. 3(u@c) sze-lid2-ga du3-kam
7. GAN2 x x-na?-kam?
  several lines missing
column 2
1. 2(bur3@c) GAN2
2. amar-sun2
3. a-zu5
4. 4(bur3@c) GAN2
5. szesz-ama-na
6. lu2 azlag2
7. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) GAN2
8. nimgir-mah
9. 1(bur3@c) GAN2
  several lines missing
reverse
column 1
1. [...]-HI?-kam
  1 line blank
2. 6(asz@c) sukkal
3. 3(bur3@c) GAN2-ta
4. 3(bur3@c) GAN2
5. giri3-ni
6. 4(bur3@c) GAN2
column 2
1. [...]-ba
2. dumu#? ur-tur
3. [x] GAN2
4. im-ta-e11
5. sagi#
6. [x] 1(asz@c)#? GAN2
7. [gesz]-szu-ri-ri
8. [x] GAN2
9. [...]-du
  rest of column missing

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P221619

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 CBS 06184
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581040
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6184

References

  • primary: OSP 1, 112

    [Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.

  • history: PBS 9, 026

    [Barton1915PBS9] Barton, George A. 1915. Sumerian Business and Administrative Documents from the Earliest Times to the Dynasty of Agade. Publications of the Babylonian Section 9.

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
2008-10-09 at 16:04:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:55 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OSP 1, 112 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221619.
OSP 1, 112 artifact entry (No. P221619). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221619 (Original work published 2003)
OSP 1, 112 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221619 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 1, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221619},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221619
LB  - CDLI:P221619
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - OSP 1, 112 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221619
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OSP 1, 112 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221619.
OSP 1, 112 artifact entry (No. P221619). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221619 (Original work published 2003)
OSP 1, 112 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221619 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 1, 112 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221619},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221619},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221619
LB  - CDLI:P221619
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - OSP 1, 112 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221619
ER  -
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