OIP 099, 084 (P225959)

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 070283

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
  beginning broken
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]gar3#
2'. [{d}x]-GI#
3'. [{d}]esz#-pesz
4'. [{d}]nu#-gal
5'. [{d}szu]-gal#
6'. [{d}]|DUGxKASKAL|#
  rest broken
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]-x
4'. {d#}nin-mar#-gi4#
5'. {d}nin-gesz-gi
6'. {d}szul-LAK4b-an
7'. {d}nin-gal-tur3
8'. {d#}nin#-szag5
9'. {d}lugal-SZA6#
  rest broken
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]lugal#-masz#-masz
2'. {d#}pa-bil2-sag
3'. {d}MUSZ3-AN-MUSZ3#-KUR
4'. [{d}]|GA2xAN|#-AN-MUSZ3-KUR
5'. {d}szuba3-MUSZ3-KUR
6'. {d}nin-sa#-za7
7'. {d}da:bar
8'. {d}ba4-al
9'. {d}lugal-SIG4
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}nin-LUL-TUK]-GU4#
2'. [{d}ig]-alim#
3'. [{d}]szul#-sza3#-na#
4'. [{d}nin-bil-lu-lu]
5'. {d}ME#-SAG-DU
6'. {d}ME-DAR
7'. {d}en:LU2{nu}-gi
8'. {d}en:LU2{nu}-DU
9'. {d}PAP#-[NU]-BU#-[...]-x-[...]
10'. {d}nin#-dumu#-sag#?
11'. {d#}x-[...]
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. {d#}MA#-[...]
4. {d#}LU2#?-[...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1. [...]
2. {d}dumu-x
3. {d}KISZ#-x
4. {d#}nin#-da-HI
5. {d}SAL-KU#?-BA
6. {d#}[...]-LU2#-x
7. [...]-UD-x
8. [...]
9. [...]
  rest broken
column 3'
1. [...]
2. {d#}[...]
3. {d}DU-DU#
4. {d}LA
5. {d}lugal-kalam#!
6. {d}lugal#-mes!-lam#
7. {d}ME-RU
8. [...]-x
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. [...]
  rest broken
column 4'
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. {d}[gir2]
5. {d}nin-ki#
6. {d}ga-ga
7. {d}KISZ#-BUR2#
8. [{d}]sza#-ma-szu#?
9. [{d}mes]-kalam#
10. [...]
11. [...]
  rest broken
column 5'
  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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P225959

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Excavation Number AbS-T 0209
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 070283
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P225959
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P225959

References

  • primary: OIP 99, 84

    [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
2016-09-08 at 17:03:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:49:08 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 Artifacts

“OIP 099, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225959.
OIP 099, 084 artifact entry (No. P225959). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225959 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 099, 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225959 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225959},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 099, 084 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225959.
OIP 099, 084 artifact entry (No. P225959). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225959 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 099, 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225959 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	month = {sep 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225959},
}


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