OIP 011, 003 (P227771)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14126

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Proto Kagal bilingual; Rev: Proto Kagal bilingual Proto-Kagal E, part 3; (Obv)(i)24x(ii)29x(iii)26x(iv)25x(Rev)(v)2x(vi)7x(vii )26x(viii)23 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [e2]-sag# = %a qa2-ri-tum
en: grain store
2. [a] {+pa-ag}pag = %a is-ru-um
en: small granary
3. nig2 de2-a = %a pi2-it-qum
en: casting (of metal)
4. nig2-de2-a = %a bi-ib-lum
en: gift
5. kasz-de2-a = %a qe3-ri-tum
en: banquet
6. gu3 de2-a = %a sza-su2-um
en: to shout
7. gu3 de2-a = %a na-bu-um
en: to name
8. {lu2}kin-gi4-a = %a ma-ri szi-ip-ri
en: envoy
9. sa ab-gi4-a = %a szu-te#-er-su-um
en: to make ready
10. e2-gi4-a = %a ka-la-tum
en: bride, daughter in law
11. iri a gi4-a = %a szu-te-er-su-um
en: to make ready
12. a-tab = %a te-em-du-um
for +atab[dam], see PSD A/I 190 s. v. a-tab.
13. a-tab = %a ka#-si-ru-um
en: barrage
14. a de2-ma-ni = %a me#-e# szi-qi4-a-ni
en: give me water to drink!
15. a de2 x-[...] = %a [...] szi-qi4-szu
en: give him water to drink!
16. a-ra#? [...] x
en: ...
17. a x-x
en: ...
18. a-ra? dub-ba
en: ...
19. er2 mun-na = %a mu-u2 t,a-ab-tim
en: tears of salt
20. [a] gesztu2#-ga = %a mu-u2 uz-ni-im
en: fluid from the ear
21. [a] gesztu2 x
x could be gizzal
22. [munus i-lu-a]-li = %a la-la-ar-tum
en: female mourner
23. [x di]-di# = %a da#-bi-ib#-tum
en: (female) slanderer
24. [...] = %a u2-[x]-nu#-um
en: ...
25. [a-sze-er] = %a ta#-ni#-hu#-um
en: lament
26. [a-nir] = %a [ta]-ni-[hu]-um#
en: lament
27. [...] = %a [...]-um
en: ...
28. [...] = %a [...]-um
en: ...
column 2
1. a-ge6 = %a [...]
en: wave
2. a il2-la bi2-ib-tur-re-a = %a me-e a-na mu#-[li] tu-sze-li
en: you brought up water to a high place
3. a-ne-da nu = %a ba-lu-szu
en: without him
4. |A.LAGABxHAL.SZU2| = %a u2-sze-szum
en: ...
5. |A.LAGABxHAL.SZU2| gaz = %a u2-sze-isz-tum
en: ...
6. |A.LAGABxHAL.SZU2| tur-ra-am3# = %a e-sze-szum e-szi-isz
en: ...
7. a-i-ri munux(|SZE.PAP.PAP|) = %a sze-sze-et bu-iq-li
en: ... of malt
8. a-i-ri nig2-ar3-ra = %a sze-sze-et NIG2.AR3.RA
en: ... of groats
9. a-ba-kam = %a nam!-na-szu
en: whom of his?
10. a-ba-gin7# = %a [ki]-ma ma-an-nu-um
en: like whom?
11. a-ba-gin7 dim2-ma = %a ki#-ma ma-an-[nu-um]
en: like whom is he fashioned?
12. a-ba in-da-an-e3 = %a ma-[an-nu-um ...]
en: who left with him?
13. a-ba in-da-sa2# = %a ma-an#-[nu-um sza]-ni#-in#-szu
en: who would equal him?
14. pisz10 gul = %a na-ha#-al#-lum
en: wadi
15. pisz10-pisz10 = %a sa3-ah-sa3-ah-hu-tum
see PSD A/1 50 (collation); MSL 15, 43
collated Ilona Zsolnay
16. gesz-he2 = %a szi-pi2-ik sza-me-e
en: horizon
17. gesztu2 = %a uz-nu-um
en: ear
18. gesztu2 dagal# = %a uz-nu-um ra-pa-asz-tum
en: very wise
19. gesztu2 imin-bi = %a uz-nu 7(disz)
en: (object) with seven ears
20. gesztu2 szusz2-szusz2 = %a ($ blank space $)
en: deaf
21. gesz-{+za-al}zal = %a u2-te-eq-qu-um
en: being attentive
22. iz-zi = %a i-ga-ru-um
en: wall
23. iz-zi dal-ba-na = %a i-ga-ar bi-e-ri-tim
en: dividing wall
reverse
column 1
1. [gesz-tag-ga] = %a [me-esz-ta-gu-u2]-um
en: offering
2. [gesz-tag-ga] = %a [x]-x-a-tum
en: offering
3. [gesz tag-ga] = %a li-ip-tum
en: offering
4. [...]
en: ...
5. [gesz]-kin2 = %a ($ blank space $)
en: birch
6. [gesz]-hur = %a i-s,u2-ur-tum
en: drawing
7. gesz# hur = %a e-ge4-gum
en: to scratch
8. gesz# mur = %a i-s,u2#-um ka3-ab-ru
en: ...
9. gesz-szub-ba = %a is-qum
en: ...
10. gesz-e gu2 ab-ki-iz = %a i-s,u2-um s,a-bi-ir
en: tree with bent trunk
11. gesz-e gu2 ab-hi-ir = %a i-s,u2-um na-hi-il
en: tree with withered trunk
12. gesz al-di-di-bi = %a i-s,u2-um szu-u4-ZU
13. gesz bala = %a ni-pu-um
en: dried wood
14. {gesz}bal = %a ru-gu2-bu-um
en: (house) with second floor
15. {gesz}kesz2-da = %a ta-is,-li-il-tum
en: roofing
16. gesz-ur3 = %a gu-szu-ru-um
en: beam
17. gesz-ka2#-na = %a si2-ip-pu-um
en: door jamb
18. gesz-kesz2-da = %a er#-re-tum
en: wer
19. gesz# ur3 = %a me-sze-qum
en: stick for leveling a measuring vessel
20. gesz-la2-a = %a na-am-za-qum
en: key
21. gesz la2-a = %a i-s,i li-ti-ik-tum
en: measuring stick
22. {gesz}e11 = %a na-am-za-qum
en: key
23. {gesz}gag-MUSZ3 = %a na-am-za-qum
en: key
column 2
1. {gesz}dib#-dib = %a ($ blank space $)
en: waterclock
2. {gesz}tukul = %a ($ blank space $)
en: weapon
3. {gesz}ba-an = %a ($ blank space $)
en: measuring vessel (of 1 ban)
4. gesz gesz-e la2-a = %a ($ blank space $)
en: fight
5. gesz tuku = %a sze-mu-u2
en: to hear
6. gesz tuku-tuku = %a sze-me-a-u2
en: who constantly hears (prayers)
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical (Obv: Proto Kagal bilingual; Rev: Proto Kagal bilingual Proto-Kagal E, part 3; (Obv)(i)24x(ii)29x(iii)26x(iv)25x(Rev)(v)2x(vi)7x(vii )26x(viii)23 lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P227771
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P227771

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Tablet, left corners missing, 4 cols, ruled

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 14126
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	356447
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.14126
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT)	P227771
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P227771

References

history: MSL 13, 066 K1, 083 K1

[Civil1971MSL13] Civil, Miguel, and Erica Reiner. 1971. Izi = Išātu, Ká-Gal = Abullu, and Níg-Ga = Makkūru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 13.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-05 at 09:33:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2016-09-11 at 13:46:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 01:53:39	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227771.

OIP 011, 003 artifact entry (No. P227771). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227771 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 011, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227771 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227771.

OIP 011, 003 artifact entry (No. P227771). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227771 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 011, 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227771 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227771},
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