PBS 11/3, 068 (P227768)

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 14108

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Lú List of female relationships beginning with; (Obv)(i)24x(ii)25x(Rev)(iii)24x(iv)10 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1'. abgal(|NUN.ME|)#
2'. abrig(|NUN.ME.DU|)#
3'. engiz(|EN.ME.GI4!?|)#
4'. ensi(|EN.ME.LI!|)#
5'. ara
6'. [SAL] ara
7'. sanga2#
8'. [sanga2]-mah
9'. [a]-bi-gal
10'. [KUSZU2]-{d#}MUSZ3
11'. [szita]-{d#}MUSZ3
12'. sur9
13'. lukur
14'. lukur
15'. lukur
16. lukur
17'. [lukur]-gal
18'. [lukur]-dingir#-nin-urta
19'. [x]-lukur#
20'. [...]
21'. [...]
22'. [...]-ra?
23'. |[IGI].DU|
24'. [sag]-KAL#
25'. [x] gar3
26'. [...] sag#?
  1-2 lines broken
column 2
1'. ama-[...]
2'. |(GA2xAN).AN.MUSZ3#|
3'. |(GA2xAN).AN.MUSZ3|
4'. ama-lul
5'. ama-sikil
6'. ama-gal
7'. ama-nita
8'. ama-munus
9'. ama-arhusz
10'. ama-a-nir#-ra#
11'. ama-nam#-[tag-ga]
12'. ama-[...]
13'. agarin3#-na#
14'. ama#-TAG da
15'. ama#-ugu
16'. [ama]-gan
17'. ama#-u3-tu
18'. ama-u3-nu#-[tu]
19'. ama-nu#-[tuku]
20'. ama-nu-[zu]
21'. ama-nu#-[x]
  or-tam# x
22'. ama-[...]
23'. ama-a-[tu]
24'. ama-a-[tu]
25'. sza3-[zu]
reverse
column 1
  1 line missing ?
2. szesz [x]
3. szesz-ban3-[da]
4. szesz-gal#
5. pa4-szesz#
6. nin9#
7. nin9#-gal
8. nin9#-ban3#-da
9. [x] dumu
10. [x] TUR
11. |TUR.TUR|#
12. [di4-di4]-la2#
13. [di4-di4]-la2#-hul2?#
14. ibila(|TUR.USZ|)#
15. [dumu]-munus
16. dumu#-nita2#-gaba#
17. dumu#-munus-gaba
18. |TUR#.USZ|
19. bungu(|USZ.GA#|)
20. TUR# |X.TUR+DISZ?|#
21. [x] |TUR.DISZ|
22. |TUR+DISZ.TUR|
23. henzir
24. henzir(|IGI.DIM|)#
25. henzir(|IGI.DIM|)#
  not |NITA2.X|#
  broken
column 2
  1 column broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Lú List of female relationships beginning with; (Obv)(i)24x(ii)25x(Rev)(iii)24x(iv)10 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) Q000047 View the score
Historiae 22: 18 (P566681) Q000047 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227768

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, rt.part, u.pt.missing, ruled, 2 cols

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 14108
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 587561
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.14108
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227768
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227768

References

  • primary: PBS 11/3, 068

    [Chiera1919PBS11/3] Chiera, Edward. 1919. Lists of Personal Names from the Temple School of Nippur: Lists of Sumerian Personal Names. Publications of the Babylonian Section 11/3.

  • history: MSL 12, 030 C'

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2008-05-26 at 01:53:35 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 Artifact

“PBS 11/3, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227768.
PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry (No. P227768). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227768 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227768 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227768},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 11/3, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227768.
PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry (No. P227768). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227768 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227768 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227768},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227768},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227768
LB  - CDLI:P227768
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - PBS 11/3, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227768
ER  -
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