OIP 011, 001 (P227639)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10984

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: Nigga Obv.list of professional names, etc.,Rev.syllabary, Cf.10995; (Obv)(i)23x(ii)18x(Rev)(iii)22x(iv)29x(v)35x(vi)41x(v ii)40x(viii)37 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

  CBS 10984 = MSL 12, 200 Z = Frag. I
tablet
obverse
1. [lu2] TAR-HI TAR-TAR = %a uq-qu-bu-u2-um & %s [lu2 TAR-HI TAR-TAR] = %a [uq-qu-bu-u2-um]
2. [lu2] szag4# an-zar?# = %a ha-a-szum & %s lu2# [szag4 an-zar] = %a [ha-a-szum]
3. lu2# hum-hum = %a lu-up-pu-nu-[um] & %s [lu2 hum-hum] = %a [lu-up-pu-nu-um]
4. lu2# e2-gar8-da szub-ba = %a ma-ah-s,a-am# be#-el# u2-ri-im# & %s [lu2]-gar8?#-[da szub-ba] = %a [ma-ah-s,a-am be-el u2-ri-im]
5. lu2 mur7-ba nu2-a = %a sza i#-na ta-ba-asz-ta-ni-szu# bu-ul#-lu-lu# & %s lu2# mur7-ba-nu2-a = %a sza# [i-na ta-ba-asz-ta] ni-szu# [bu-ul-lu-lu]
6. lu2# szu la2-a = %a us,4-s,u2-lum & %s lu2 szu-la2-a = %a us,4-[s,u2-lum]
7. lu2# szu ku5-ku5-ra2 = %a ku-us,-s,u2-s,u2-um & %s lu2 <szu> ku5-ku5-ra2 = %a ku#-us,#-s,u2#-[s,u2-um]
8. lu2 szu ra-ah-a = %a ra#-ap-du & %s lu2# szu# ra#-ah#-a# = %a ra#-ap-[du]
9. lu2 ku5-ku5-ra2# = %a hu-um#-mu#-rum & %s [lu2] ku5#-ku5-du = %a hu-um-mu#-[rum]
10. lu2 ad4 = %a hu#-um#-mu#-ru#-um# & %s lu2# ad4 = %a hu-um!-mu#-ru#-[um]
11. lu2 ku5-ku5-ra2# = %a hu#-um#-mu#-ru#-um# & %s lu2# ku5#-ku5#-du = %a hu-um-mu-ru-um#
12. lu2 dub3 la2 = %a tu-ub#-bu#-kum & %s lu2# dub3# la2 = %a tu-ub#-bu-kum
13. lu2# dub3 dab = %a s,u2#-ub-bu-tum# & %s lu2# du10#-dab = %a s,u2-ub-bu-tum
14. [lu2] lil2?# = %a li-il-lum & %s lu2 lil#-la2 = %a li-il-lum
15. [lu2 eme] za3#?-ga bar-bar = %a al-li-a-a & %s lu2# eme# za3#-ga# bar#-bar# = %a al-li#-a-a
16. [lu2] usz11#-bi sur-sur = %a sza ru-pu-usz-ta-szu i-s,a-ru-ru & %s lu2 usz11-bi# sur-sur = %a sza ru-pu-usz#-ta#-szu i-s,a-ru#-ru
17. [lu2] bun2#? du11-du11 = %a mu-na-ap-pi-hu & %s lu2 bun2# du11#-du11 = %a mu-na-ap-pi-hu
18. [lu2 lul si3]-si3#-ke = %a mu-di-is,-s,u2 & %s lu2 lul si3-si3-ke = %a mu-<<na>>-di-is,-s,u2
19. [lu2 KA szu du3]-du3# = %a mu-na-an-gi4-ru-um & %s lu2 KA szu du3-du3 = %a mu-na-an-gi4-ru-um#
20. [lu2 bar-DU] = %a [za]-i#-rum & %s lu2 bar-DU = %a za-i-rum#
  double ruling

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag,
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: Nigga Obv.list of professional names, etc.,Rev.syllabary, Cf.10995; (Obv)(i)23x(ii)18x(Rev)(iii)22x(iv)29x(v)35x(vi)41x(v ii)40x(viii)37 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: MSL 13, 094 A2

    [Civil1971MSL13] Civil, Miguel, and Erica Reiner. 1971. Izi = Išātu, Ká-Gal = Abullu, and Níg-Ga = Makkūru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 13.

  • history: MSL 12, 200 Z

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 10984
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, 1st Exp., east side of Shatt en-Nil

  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    *before 2000 B.C.; changed to OB rke

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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 09:33:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:51:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000302 (OB lu2-azlag2 B-C) composite (P499084) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 011, 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227639.
OIP 011, 001 artifact entry (No. P227639). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227639 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227639 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {OIP 011, 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227639},
}


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