OIP 011, 044 (P227759)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14064

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Practical Vocabulary; list of MASH2, UD5, etc.; (Obv)(i)29x(ii)45x(Rev)(iii)37 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
column 1
1'. [...] = %a [...]-ha [x]-lu#?-u2#
2'. [...] = %a x# x# ha-rib-tum
3'. [...] = %a qa3-a-ti
4'. [...] = %a gal-la-bi
5'. [...] =
6'. [...]-ga# =
7'. [udu] szu#-szum-ma = %a szu-szum-mi-e
8'. [udu] szu-szum-ma = %a nu-du-un-ni-e
9'. [udu] szu-szum-ma = %a pu-qud-di-e
10'. [udu] siskur#-ra = %a ni-qi2-i
11'. [udu] a-ra-zu = %a te-esz-li-ti
12'. [udu] a-tu5-a = %a ri-im-ki
13'. [udu] ki-si3-ga =
14'. [udu] ki-si3-ga = %a ki-is-pi
15'. udu# ki-szag4-ha = %a SZU
16'. udu# sa2-du11 =
17'. udu# |KAxLI?|-de3 = %a ik-ri-bi
18'. udu# |KAxLI|-|KALxLI|-de3 = %a a-szi-pi
19'. udu# szu ur3-ra = %a kap-rum
20'. udu# ki an-na =
21'. udu# ki {d}utu =
22'. udu# ki {d}utu = %a szam-szi
23'. udu# ki {d}suen-na =
24'. udu# mu-un-du =
25'. [udu] zig3-ga =
26'. [udu] zig3-ga =
27'. [udu] zig3#-ga
28'. [udu zig3]-ga dili-dili
29'. [...] =
30'. [udu si gar] = %a qar#-nu-u
31'. [...] = %a [...]-u
column 2
1'. [...]-a# =
2'. [ud5] peszx(|SZAG4.A|) =
  double ruling
3'. [ud5] u3-tu =
4'. [ud5] nu#-u3-tu =
5'. [ud5] ib2-gig =
6'. ud5# szag4-sur =
7'. ud5# gag szub-ba =
8'. ud5# gan-szub-ba =
9'. ud5# mur szub-ba =
10'. ud5 babbar =
11'. ud5 gigi =
12'. ud5 su4 =
13'. ud5 gun3-a =
14'. ud5 sig7-sig7 =
15'. ud5# szu-gi =
16'. ud5# szu gi-na =
17'. ud5# sila4# 2(asz) = %a sza# tu-'-a-mi
18'. ud5 sila4# 3(asz) = %a sza# tak-szi-i
19'. ud5 GAN2#-gig#-du11#-ga =
20'. ud5 szu GAN2-gig#-du11#-ga =
21'. ud5 sa10-ma# =
22'. ud5 szakanka =
23'. ud5 si gar# =
24'. ud5 si nu-tuku# =
25'. ud5 hu-nu-me-a =
26'. ud5 hu-nu-me-a {(2(u) 7(disz))} =
  27 is number of uz3 entries
27'. masz2 =
28'. masz2 gal =
29'. masz2 sag-kal =
30'. masz2 zu2 = %a ka-az#-[zu]
31'. masz2 zu2 ra-ah = %a ku-[za-zu]
32'. masz2 SIG7-SIG7 = %a MIN
33'. masz2 sum4-la2 =
34'. masz2 gub =
35'. masz2 gub = %a li-li-[du]
36'. masz2 nita = %a da-asz-[szu]
37'. masz2 kur-ra =
38'. masz2 gaba =
39'. masz2 gaba-ri =
40'. masz2 nig2-du-a =
41'. masz2 nig2-mi2-us2-sa2 =
42'. masz2 nig2-szu-tak4#-a
43'. masz2 nig2#-szum2#-ma# = %a [...]
44'. masz2 x#-[...] = %a [...]
45'. masz2 za3#?-[...] = %a [...]
46'. masz2 kesz2-[...] = %a [...]
47'. masz2 gu2#-[...] = %a [...]
reverse
column 1
1. masz2# [...] = %a [...]
2. masz2# tur# {(2(u) 3(disz))} = %a [...]
3. sila4 = %a [...]
4. sila4 ga =
5. sila4 ga gu7-a = %a szi-iz-ba [...]
6. sila4 ga nag-a = %a 2(disz) [...]
7. sila4 ga sub(|KAxX|)!-a = %a 3(disz) i#-na#-[...]
8. sila4# masz2 =
9. sila4# buru14 =
10. [sila4] en#-te#-na# =
11. [sila4 a]-lum#? =
12. [sila4 ...]-x# =
13. [sila4 ...]-x# =
14. [sila4 ...] =
15. [sila4 ...] = %a bu#-qu2#-[mu]
16. [kir11 ...] = %a [bu-qu]-un-tum#
17. [...] = %a lil#-li-du
18. [...] = %a lil-li-tum
19. [...] = %a hu-ra-pu
20. [...] = %a hu-rapx(RAB3)-tum#
21. [sila4] gal#? =
22. [sila4 ...] =
23. [sila4 ...] =
24. [sila4 nam-en-na] = %a ha-nu-u
25. [sila4 ...] =
26. [sila4 ...] = %a x#
27. [sila4 ...] =
28. [sila4] x# =
29. [sila4] szukur2# =
30. [sila4] nidba# =
31. [sila4] nidba# =
32. [sila4 u4 esz3]-esz3 =
33. [sila4 u4]-sar# =
34. [sila4 ...] = %a e-ri-isz-ti
35. [{munus}asz2]-gar3# =
36. [...] = %a pi2-ti-tum
37. [...] = %a la# MIN
38. [...] = %a su#-pu-ri-tum
39. [...] =
40. [...] = %a x# x#
column 2

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Practical Vocabulary; list of MASH2, UD5, etc.; (Obv)(i)29x(ii)45x(Rev)(iii)37 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227759

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, Lo.half, LE&Lo.cnrs.missing, ruled

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 14064
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-18 at 16:46:54 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:53:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227759.
OIP 011, 044 artifact entry (No. P227759). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227759 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227759 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227759},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 044 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227759.
OIP 011, 044 artifact entry (No. P227759). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227759 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 044 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227759 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227759},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P227759
LB  - CDLI:P227759
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OIP 011, 044 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227759
ER  - 
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