MSL 16, 189 (P227749)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13924

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Sig7.Alan; tablet XXI(=XXII); (Obv)(i)13x(ii)13x(iii)2x(iv)18x(v)3x(Rev)(vi)11x(vii )9x(viii)19x(ix)10x(UE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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obverse
column 1
1. gurum = %a ka#-na#-nu sza szi-ip-ri#
 en: to coil, said of an envoy
2. [ur]-gir15 la2 = %a sza UR-GIR15
 en: to coil, said of a dog
3. [ur] dub2-dub2{di-x} = %a 2(disz)
 en: trembling dog
4. ur# gurum-ma = %a 3(disz)
 en: curled-up dog
5. musz gu2-gilim du11-ga = %a sza MUSZ
 en: to coil, said of a snake
6. musz ki-{hu}hur = %a 2(disz)
 en: to coil, said of a snake
7. szu gilim = %a sza LU2
 en: to coil, said of a human
8. sag ak-a = %a 2(disz)
9. sag ib2-{ku-ru}x#-ak# = %a 3(disz)
10. gum2-gum2{gu-ra-MIN<(gu-ra)>} = %a 4(disz)
 en: lame
11. dub3 [gurum] = %a 5(disz)
 en: to kneel
12. dub3 ki [gurum] = %a 6(disz)
 en: to kneel
13. dub3 ki# dur# gar# = %a 7(disz)
 en: to kneel
14. ka#-[an-nu]-um = %a GAN2-nu sza me-e#
 en: stand for water vessel
15. [ka-an-nu sag]-ga2 = %a 2(disz)
 en: stand for water vessel
16. [{gesz}ebirx(KASZ)] = %a 3(disz)
 en: stand for water vessel
17. [{gesz}ebir(DUG)] = %a 4(disz)#
 en: stand for water vessel
18. [{gesz}ebir gub-ba] = %a 5(disz)#
 en: stand for water vessel
19. [{gesz}ebirx(KASZ)] = %a kan-nu [sza ...]
 en: stand for [...]
column 2
  n lines traces
reverse
column 1
  1 line traces
2'. [...] TUR?# [...]
3'. [...]-a = %a x#-[...]
4'. [...]-ga = %a la-[...]
5'. gesz#?-[...] = %a [2(disz)]
  single ruling
6'. {ku-un#}kun2 = %a na-[ba-t,u]
 en: to shine brightly
7'. {hu-u4}hud = %a [2(disz)]
 en: to shine brightly
8'. DI#? = %a [3(disz)]
 en: to shine brightly
9'. mul-mul = %a [4(disz)]
 en: to shine brightly
10'. kar2-kar2# = %a i-ta#-an#-[bu-t,u]
 en: to keep shining brightly
11'. mul-[mul] = %a 2(disz)
 en: to keep shining brightly
12'. sag SAR-SAR# = %a 3(disz)
 en: to keep shining brightly
13'. kar2-x# = %a 4(disz)
 en: to keep shining brightly
14'. i3-hul# = %a nap-t,um
 en: naphtha
15'. esir-idim = %a 2(disz)
 en: naphtha
  single ruling
16'. bar-dagal = %a ne-pir-du-u2
 en: bright
17'. nig2-zalag-ga {(2(disz))} = %a 2(disz)
 en: bright
  single ruling
18'. x# x# = %a na-pi2-lum#
 en: digger
19'. [...]-da?# = %a 2(disz)
 en: digger
20'. [...]-gesz = %a [na]-pa#-lum sza# GUL [...]
 en: to dig, as in to destroy
21'. x#-ma# = %a 2(disz)
 en: to dig, as in to destroy
22'. [pe]-el = %a 3(disz)
 en: to dig, as in to destroy
23'. barim(|PA#.KAS4|)# = %a na-pa-lum#
 en: dry land
24'. ga#-an-ze2-er = %a nab-lum
 en: flame

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: Tablet, UL.corner, ruled, Obv.5,Rev.4 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Sig7.Alan; tablet XXI(=XXII); (Obv)(i)13x(ii)13x(iii)2x(iv)18x(v)3x(Rev)(vi)11x(vii )9x(viii)19x(ix)10x(UE)1 lines)
  • Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

  • primary: MSL 16, 189

    [Finkel1982MSL16] Finkel, Irving L. 1982. The Series SIG7.ALAN = Nabnītu. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 16. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13924
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-16 at 11:01:48 Willighagen, Lars Atf Willighagen, Lars Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 01:53:06 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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Cite this Artifact
“MSL 16, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227749.
MSL 16, 189 artifact entry (No. P227749). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227749 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 16, 189 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227749 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 16, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227749},
}


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