PBS 11/2, 067 (P227731)

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 13568 + CBS 13575 + CBS 13576 + CBS 13583 + CBS 13588 + CBS 13592 + CBS 13596 + CBS 13601 + CBS 13614

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: list of PN's (unidentified/general); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Obv.Proper names, Rev.lexical, gish-; (Obv)(i)0x(ii)13x(Rev)(iii)18x(iv)21x(v)18x(vi)5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

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column 1
1'. gesz# ha#-lu#-[...]
2'. gesz# sza3-kal
3'. gesz# kin2
4'. gesz# gi6
12'. [...]-du10
13'. [...] sze#-nu
14'. gesz sze-sze
15'. gesz szinig
16'. gesz szinig-dili
17'. gesz szinig-ASZ-kur-ra
18'. gesz szarx(NE)-sza4-TUG2
19'. gesz MES-szarx(NE)-sza4-TUG2
20'. gesz lam
21'. gesz LAM
22'. gesz# u3-suh5
23'. [...] sze-u3-suh5
24'. [...] u3-suh5
column 2
1'. gesz#
2'. gesz [...]
3'. gesz al#-[...]
4'. gesz ildag2#
5'. gesz ildag2-[...]
6'. gesz ildag2-[...]
7'. gesz ildag2-[...]
8'. gesz kur-[...]
9'. gesz ab-[...]
10'. gesz ab-ba#-[...]
11'. gesz gi6-[...]
12'. gesz ma#-nu#
13'. gesz ma-nu#-a-AK#
14'. gesz ma-nu-a-AK#
15'. gesz nu-ur2-ma#
16'. gesz KID-da
17'. gesz KID-[...]
19'. gesz KID-[...]
20'. gesz# mes
21'. [...]-gan
22'. [...]-ha#?
column 3
1'. gesz za-ba-[...]
2'. gesz e-lam-ma-kum
3'. gesz gi-ri2-lum
4'. gesz gi-rim
5'. gesz zi-ir-dum
6'. gesz ur-nu-um
7'. gesz# ti-ru-um
8'. gesz# ri2-a-ru-|RU+UM|
9'. [...] ur#-zi#-num2
10'. gesz mi-ri2-isz-gar-LISZ
11'. gesz isimu2
12'. gesz nimbar
13'. gesz nimbar-tur
14'. gesz nimbar-kur
15'. gesz nimbar-dilmun-na
16'. gesz nimbar-dar-ra
17'. gesz nimbar-ku5-da
18'. [...] szab#
column 4
1'. gesz nimbar#-[...]
2'. gesz nimbar-[...]-a
3'. gesz sza3-nimbar

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag,LoE&LU.cnr.missing,Obv2,Rev4cols,ruled
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: list of PN's (unidentified/general); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Obv.Proper names, Rev.lexical, gish-; (Obv)(i)0x(ii)13x(Rev)(iii)18x(iv)21x(v)18x(vi)5 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13568 + CBS 13575 + CBS 13576 + CBS 13583 + CBS 13588 + CBS 13592 + CBS 13596 + CBS 13601 + CBS 13614
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur IV, H.V.Hilprecht, Tablet Hill

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 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 01:52:44 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P227731 leadP227731 lead

Cite this Artifact
“PBS 11/2, 067 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227731.
PBS 11/2, 067 artifact entry (No. P227731). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227731 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 11/2, 067 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227731 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {PBS 11/2, 067 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227731},
}

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