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CDLI Lexical 000010, ex. 013 (P225949)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070287 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Names & Professions (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [sa12]-du5
2'. [...]-x
  n lines broken
3'. ur#-{d}isztaran#
4'. en#-kalam#
5'. mes#-an
6'. gal#-sukkal
7'. ban#-mes#-kalam#
8'. x-sag
9'. [SAL-erim]-kalam#
10'. [...]-gin2#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. lugal#-szu#-du7
2'. szidim
3'. [uszum]-edin#
4'. szagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA|)#
5'. [...]-x
  n lines broken
6'. a-ul4#-gal
7'. szusz3-ab2
8'. pap-kur#-gal
9'. kuruszda
10'. an-ki
11'. gal-|KAxSZU|
12'. amar-{d}asz8-gi4
13'. gal5:la2
14a'. [...]-ni
14b'. nar
column 3
1. [ga]-ri#
2. [banda3]:nu-gurusz
3. ban-mes-kalam
4. ensi2-TUR
5. ur#-sag#-gar3#
6. gesz#-ti#-du10#
7. a-ul4-gal
8. dumu#-zi#
9. [UD]-kalam#
10. kaskal-erim2
11. i-BU-bal
12. kinda
13. gesztin-ki-a
14. [...] x [...] x
15. uszum#-e2-nun
16. gal-ukken
17. bar-ki
18a. |URUxHI|#
18b. akszak{ki}
19. KAK-tum
20. gu2-a
21. {d}kisz-ki:gal#
22. dalla#
23a. ar-ni#-ba
23b. szandan
column 4
1. isz11#-[gi4-me-ru]
2. sanga-MU
3. {d}kisz#-x
4. [ban]
5. [ban]-mes#-kalam#
6. a#:zu5#
7. {da}IGI-LAK527
8. sag#-[sum]
9. ban-mes-kalam#
10. lu2#-[ansze]
11. e2-nu#-[si]
12. SZUBUR#
13. mes-pa#-e3#
14. [x] in# x
15a. pa-nu#
15b. MA{ki}
16a. a2#-na#
16b. [a]-LAK527# [...]
17. ur-{d}za-ba4-ba4
18. adab{ki}
19a. uszum-edin#
19b. lu2-[du8]
20a. lu-lu
20b. unu#[{ki}]
21. ka#-[...]
22. x-[...]
23. [...]
24. [...]
column 5
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]-si#?
5. [x]-na#
6. [ma2]-lah4#
7. [im]-tum#
8. [ku3]-gal2#
9. lugal#-du10
10. [...]-lu2-x-[...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15a. utu#-e3#
15b. [muhaldim]
16. tum-[...]
17. ki#-gul lu2#-[dim]
18. a#-lum#?
  rest broken
column 6
1. ur#-[...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. lu2#-[kas4]
5. ba#-zi#
6. bad3#
7. ba#-lul#-lul#
8a. ARAD2#?
8b. gu4-am#-kalam
9. szusz3-GAN2-gid2
10. mes-sar
  rest broken
column 7
  traces
reverse
  (not given)

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)

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

  • Genre(s): Lexical (ED Names & Professions (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Archi 1981

    [Archi1981] Archi, Alfonso. 1981.

  • history: Archi 1984

    [Archi1984] Archi, Alfonso. 1984.

  • history: JCS 20 (pp. 73-88), 1966, 82f.

    [Biggs1966JCS20] Biggs, Robert D. 1966. “ The Abū Ṣalābīkh Tablets. A Preliminary Survey.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (2): 73–88. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359031.

  • history: OIP 99, 73

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OIP 99, p. 62-71

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OIP 99, 82f.

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: JEOL 26 (pp. 39-46)

    [Fales1979-80JEOL26] Fales, Frederick Mario, and Theo J. H. Krispijn. 1979-80. “An Early Ur III Copy of the Abu Salabikh ‘Names and Professions’ List.” Jaarbericht van Het Vooraziatisch-Egyptisch Genootschap “Ex Oriente Lux” 26: 39–46.

  • history: MEE 03, p. 125-134

    [Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 070287 +
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: AbS-T 0248 + AbS-T 0240
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:39:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-21 at 16:18:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-17 at 15:00:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-17 at 14:53:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:57:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57 Willighagen, Lars Artifact, Other Entity Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-05-23 at 09:18:52 Willighagen, Lars Artifact, Other Entity Willighagen, Lars Willighagen, Lars approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:37:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-06 at 13:09:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2016-04-24 at 18:37:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-27 at 08:39:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-28 at 08:37:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-07 at 13:17:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:48:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000010 (ED Names & Professions) composite (P498157) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000010, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225949.
CDLI Lexical 000010, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P225949). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225949 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000010, ex. 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225949 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000010, ex. 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225949},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225949},
}


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