OIP 011, 126 (P227776)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14143

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: tu-ta-ti Obv.list of woods; Rev.Tutati; phonetic syllabary; (Obv)(i)31x(ii)scribbles*x(Rev)(iii)13x(iv)21x(v)23x( UE)scribble lines; *previous writing effaced, partial signs left)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1. gesz al-zu2
2. gesz al-zu2-2(disz)
3. gesz al-zu2-4(disz)
4. gesz u3-szub
5. gesz u3-szub-ab-ba
6. gesz u3-szub-sig4
7. gesz u3-szub-sig4-al-ur5-ra
8. gesz gag-du6-ba-al-la2
9. gesz gag-sum-ba-al-la2
10. gesz gag-sum-szir-dili
11. gesz zi-ri2-qum
12. gesz gu2-zi-ri2-qum
13. gesz nam-nu-tar-re
14. gesz I-LU
15. gesz I-DIB
16. gesz tukul
17. gesz tukul-szu
18. gesz tukul-ur2-ra
19. gesz tukul-kun
20. gesz tukul-gaz
21. gesz sag-tukul
22. gesz a-ga-tukul
23. gesz mi-tum
24. gesz mi-tum-sag-5(u)
25. gesz utug2
26. gesz utug2-sag-5(u)
27. gesz dur2
28. gesz dur2-pisan
29. [...] dur2-ab-ba
30. [...] dur2-sig4
31. [...]-sig4-al-ur5-ra

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: tu-ta-ti Obv.list of woods; Rev.Tutati; phonetic syllabary; (Obv)(i)31x(ii)scribbles*x(Rev)(iii)13x(iv)21x(v)23x( UE)scribble lines; *previous writing effaced, partial signs left)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227776

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frags(2), le.pt.&mid.RE,ruled,Obv2,Rev3cols

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 14143
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
2008-05-26 at 01:53:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227776.
OIP 011, 126 artifact entry (No. P227776). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227776 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227776 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227776},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 126 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227776.
OIP 011, 126 artifact entry (No. P227776). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227776 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 126 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227776 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227776},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227776},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - OIP 011, 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227776
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