CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 037 (P227644)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10988

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.01 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz)] ($ blank space $) DAH# = %a re-du#?
2'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DAH = %a ru-u4-du-u
3'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DAH = %a t,e3-hu-u2-um
4'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DAH = %a ta-hu-um
5'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DAH = %a ri-a-bu
6'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DAH = %a ta-ap-pu-u
7'. 1(disz) u2-du-un# [|U.MU|] = %a u2#-tu-nu
8'. 1(disz) ku-ul KUL = %a isz#-ba#-ab-tum
9'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) KUL = %a a-ku#-lum
10'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) KUL = %a a#-ma#?-rum
11'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) KUL = %a di-qa3-rum
12'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) KUL = %a la-ka-dum
13'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) KUL = %a la#-al#-la-szu
14'. [1(disz) ($ blank space $) ] KUL# = %a [...]-ak-ku
15'. [1(disz) ...] = %a [...]-tum
  rest broken
reverse
  (extract from Q000481)

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, writing clear
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  • history: MSL 14, 087 J

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

  • history: MSL 14, 087 published as 10998)

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

  • history: PBS 5, 110 Pl.62 (obv.)

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 10988
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, 2nd Exp., west side of Shatt en-Nil

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2016-09-11 at 13:46:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts 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 Literary 000481 (Lipit-Ishtar A) composite (P479861) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000481, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227644.
CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P227644). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227644 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227644 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000481, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227644},
}


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