OIP 099, 083 (P225958)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070208 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [{d}nin]-hursag#
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]-e2#?-dar
6'. [...]-KAL#?
7'. [...]-uszum#-x
8'. [{d}nin]-rin4#-ru
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [{d}ku3-{su3}]|PA.EL|#
4'. {d#}isztaran#
5'. {d#}nin#-in#-gar#
6'. {d#}gan#-gir2#
7'. [{d}]nin#-[{ka15}]kas2#-si#
8'. {d}nin#-x-x
9'. {d}temen#-ku3#
10'. {d}nu#:musz#-da
11'. {d}lugal-ku5-da
12'. {d#}a-nir
13'. {d}ni-dam-ge6
14'. [...]-NE#-[...]-GISZ#?-[...]
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [{d}]nin#-DI#-ug5(|EZENxAN|)
3'. {d}girid2#
4'. {d}gar3#
5'. {d}x-GI
6'. {d}esz-pesz
7'. {d#}nu#-gal
8'. {d#}szu-gal#
9'. {d}|DUGxKASKAL|(LAK566)
10'. {d}bi2-zil
11'. {d}nin-szara
12'. {d}|SZE+LU3|
13'. {d#}szum
14'. {d#}me-gar
15'. {d}lam-sag-za!:gin3
16'. {d#}szu#:usz#:urugal2#
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-NU11#-si#
2'. {d}nin#-BU#-|SZAxDISZ|#-NUN#-KI#
3'. {d}nin#-BU-NUN-KI-x
4'. {d}nin#-mar-gi4
5'. {d}nin#-gesz#-gi#
6'. {d}szul#-LAK4b
7'. {d}nin#-gal-tur3
8'. {d}nin#-szag5#
9'. {d}lugal-SZA6
10'. {d}{+nu}NUNUZ
11'. {d}{+nu}NUNUZ-HI
12'. {d}{+nu}NUNUZ-|LAGABx(GU4%GU4)|
13'. {d}{+nu}NUNUZ-x
  inscribed AN NUNUZ NU x
14'. {d}{+nu}NUNUZ#-gal5
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ISZ#-HI
3'. {d#}NINDA2#-gu4-gal#
4'. [{d}]en#-ki
5'. {d}lugal#-masz-masz
6'. {d}{+pa}PAP-bil-sag
7'. MUSZ3-AN-MUSZ3-KUR
8'. |GA2xAN|#-AN-MUSZ3#-KUR
9'. szuba3#-MUSZ3-KUR
10'. {d#}nin-sa-za
11'. {d}da:bar
12'. {d#}ba4-al
13'. {d}lugal#-SIG4
14'. {d}DUN-ZI!
15'. {d#}DUN-|SZE.NUN&NUN|
16'. {d#}nin#-AB-[...]
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]nu-dag-KI#
2'. {d}u4-gur
3'. {d}ESZ-UD-NUN
4'. {d}nin-LUL-TUK-GU4
5'. {d}ig:alim
6'. {d}szul-sza3-na
7'. {d}nin-bil-lu-lu
8'. {d#}ME-SAG-DU
9'. {d}ME-DAR#
10'. {d#}en#-LU2{+nu}-gi4
11'. {d}en-LU2{+nu}-gi4-DU
12'. {d}PAP-NU-x-BU?-[...]-x
13'. [{d}]nin#?-[dumu?-sag?]
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. {d}nin#-|HIxNUN|#
3'. {d}en#-bulug3#
4'. {d}nin#-bulug3#
5'. {d}en#-utua#-x
6'. {d}nin#-utua#-x
7'. {d}en-gukkal#
8'. {d}nin-gukkal#
9'. {d}en#-a2#
10'. {d}nin#-a2#
11'. {d}en#-an#
12'. {d}nin#-[an]
13'. {d}nin-[szubur]
14'. {d}lugal#-[BU?-NUN?-GAN2?-x?]
15'. [...]
16'. [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}ME]-SZE3#
2'. {d}SZESZ-IB-ge6
3'. [{d}]am#-|SZE+NAM2|
4'. [{d}en]-dag-ga#
5'. [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. {d#}nin#-ama#
2. {d#}en#-LAK114
3. {d#}en#-LAK114-x-nun
4. [{d}]nin#-ti
5. [{d}...]-x-ti
6. [{d}]lugal#-IMIN-GI4#
7. {d}nin#-x-PIRIG#-TUR
8. {d}nin-gur7#-gur7#
9. {d}x-x
  blank space
10. [...]-LU2#?-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. {d}kur-e3#
2. {d}DA#-x-URU#
3. {d}KID#?
4. {d}IR-MUSZ-HA-DIN-BALAG#
5. {d}kisz:din-sikil!
6. {d}lugal#-dar#
7. {d}SAR#-GI-ME-RU
8. {d}lugal-|SAGxX|
9. [{d}]lugal#-x-AB#
10. {d}lugal-dur#
11. {d}lugal-za3-e3
12. {d}TE@g#?-x
13. {d}MUSZ-[...]
14'. [...]
  rest broken
column 4
1. {d}x-[...]
2. {d}GAL-NI-LA-x
3. {d}PA-x
4. {d#}sze-gu:na
5. {d}NE#-dag#
6. [{d}]LAGAB-[...]
7. {d}szul#-EDIN#
8. {d}A-MA#-[x?]
9. {d}MES-SAL?-[x]
10. {d}ba4-li-ha#
11. {d}lugal#-U2-GU#-SIG7#
12. {d#}lugal#-gi-zi
13. {d}lul-lul
14. {d}IGI-KU
15. {d}x-|LAGABxHAL|-[...]
  rest broken
column 5
1. [...]
2. {d}[...]
3. {d}[...]
4. {d}en#?-[...]-EGIR#?
5. {d#}PAP-KAL#?
6. {d#}lugal#-a-ki#
7. [{d}]en#?-LA#
8. [{d}]UR#-URU-RA
9. {d#}gu4#-GA-PAN#-DIM2#
10. {d}LUL-NI
11. [{d}]ZI#-NA#-|LAGABxHAL|#
12. {d#}nu-kiri6
13. {d#}[...]
  rest broken
column 6
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]-AB#
4. {d#}UR#?-NI
5. {d}gir2
6. {d}nin-ki
7. {d}ga-ga#
8. {d#}KISZ-BUR2#
9. {d#}sza-ma-da#
10. {d#}mes-kalam#
11. {d}BAD-szinig
12. {d}i-pi-ku
13. {d}asz2!-szurx(|KIxU|)!
14. [...]-x
  rest broken
column 7
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical
Language(s)

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P225958

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number AbS-T 0206 + AbS-T 0210
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 070208 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P225958
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P225958

References

  • primary: OIP 99, 83

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

  • history: SEL 2 (pp. 3-23)

    [Alberti1985god-list] Alberti, Amadeo. 1985. “A Reconstruction of the Abu Salabikh God-List.” Studi Epigrafici e Linguistici Sul Vicino Oriente Antico 2: 3–23.

  • history: OIP 99, p. 83

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

  • history: Mander Pantheon

    [Mander1986Pantheon] Mander, Pietro. 1986. Il Pantheon Di Abu-Salabikh : Contributo Allo Studio Del Pantheon Sumerico Arcaico. Vol. 26. Series Minor (Istituto Universitario Orientale (Naples, Italy). Seminario Di Studi Asiatici) ; 26 .

  • history: Nippur Centennial (pp. 189-225), 212-225

    [Selz1992NippurCentennial] Selz, Gebhard J. 1992. “Enlil Und Nippur Nach Präsargonischen Quellen.” Nippur at the Centennial : Papers Read at the 35e Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Philadelphia, 1988, Occasional publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund, 14: 189–225.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 16:43:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 16:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 09:45:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-09-28 at 07:56:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-08 at 17:03:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 16:59:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:49:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225958.
OIP 099, 083 artifact entry (No. P225958). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225958 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 099, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225958 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
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	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225958},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 099, 083 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225958.
OIP 099, 083 artifact entry (No. P225958). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225958 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 099, 083 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225958 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {OIP 099, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225958},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225958},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/16/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - OIP 099, 083 artifact entry
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