PBS 11/3, p. 277, CBS 14156 (P227783)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14156

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: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) School exercise; list of woods; (Obv)(i)23x(ii)(scribbles)x(Rev)(iii)27x(iv)26x(v)26x (vi)28 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
1. [...] nimbar
2. gesz# nimbar-tur
3. gesz nimbar-kur
4. gesz nimbar-dilmun-na
5. gesz nimbar-al-dar-ra
6. gesz nimbar-al-ku5-da
7. gesz nimbar-al-szab
8. gesz nimbar-gu2-na
9. gesz nimbar-LU2-IM
10. gesz nimbar-libisz-bu#-ra
11. gesz nimbar-al-ug5-ga
12. gesz nimbar-al#-usz2#-a
13. gesz [...]-al-[...]
14. gesz [...]
15. gesz [...]
16. gesz sza3-[...]
  traces of 1 line
18. gesz ama#-[...]
19. gesz [...]
20. gesz# [...]-nimbar
21. gesz an-na-[...]
22. gesz pa-nimbar
reverse
column 1
  2 lines missing
3. gesz nu11#
4. gesz ha-lu-ub2#
5. gesz sza3-kal#
6. gesz [...]
7. gesz gi6#
8. gesz gesztin
9. gesz gesztin-kir4
10. gesz gesztin-ka5-a
11. gesz gesztin-gam-ma
12. gesz pesz3
13. gesz haszhur
14. gesz haszhur-kur
15. gesz sze-du10
16. gesz sze-nu
17. gesz sze-sze
18. gesz szinig
19. gesz szinig-dili
20. gesz szinig-kur-ra
21. gesz szarx(NE)-sza4#-[...]
22. gesz MES-szarx(NE)-sza4#-[...]
23. gesz lam2#
24. gesz LAM#
25. gesz u3-suh5#
26. gesz sze-u3-[...]
27. gesz pa-u3-[...]
28. gesz bir-GAM-la#-[...]
29. gesz szim#-[...]
30. gesz#
column 2
1. gesz [...]
2. gesz lam-tur-ra
3. gesz al-la-nu-um
4. gesz ildag2
5. gesz ildag2#-kur
6. gesz [...]-bur-ra
  1 line illegible
8. gesz kur-[...]
9. gesz ab-ba
10. [...]-ha
  1 line illegible
12. gesz ma-nu#
  1 line illegible
14. [...]-nu#-gibil2-[...]
15. [...]-ur2-ma
16. [...]-da
17. [...]-da
18. [...]-da-[...]
  1 line illegible
20. gesz mes#-ma2#-gan#-na
21. gesz mes-me-[...]-NA
22. gesz alan
23. gesz mes-ki-gar-ra
24. gesz erin
25. gesz BAD-erin
26. gesz LU-HI-A
27. gesz |A.TU.GABA.SIG.GAR|
column 3
1. gesz [...]-ba-lum#
2. gesz e-la-ma-kum
3. gesz gi-ri2-lum
4. gesz gi-rim
5. gesz zi-ir-dum
6. gesz ur-nu-um
7. gesz ti-a-ru#-[...]
8. gesz ri2-a-nu-um#
9. gesz ur#-zi#-num2#
10. gesz me-ri2-isz-gar#-ra#
11. gesz isimu2
12. gesz nimbar
13. gesz nimbar-[...]
14. gesz nimbar-[...]
15. gesz nimbar-[...]-na
16. gesz nimbar-[...]
17. gesz nimbar-[...]
18. gesz nimbar-[...]
19. gesz nimbar-gu2-na#
20. gesz nimbar-LU2#-[...]
21. gesz nimbar-libisz#-[...]
22. gesz nimbar-al#-[...]
23. gesz nimbar-uh-KA
24. gesz nimbar-izi-a
  (sic!)
25. gesz nimbar-[...]
26. gesz nimbar-[...]
column 4
1. gesz nimbar-[...] al-szeg6-ga2
2. gesz sza3-nimbar
3. gesz suhur-nimbar
4. gesz ama-nimbar
5. gesz LAGAB-{gesz!}kiri6-nimbar
6. gesz LAGAB-{gesz}kiri6-USZ-nimbar
7. gesz an-na-nimbar
8. gesz pa-nimbar
9. 1(disz) {d}inanna-tesz2
10. 1(disz) {d}inanna-ka
11. 1(disz) {d}inanna-ur-sag
12. 1(disz) di-ku5-i3-li2
13. 1(disz) di-ku5-i3-li2-x
14. 1(disz) di-ku5-i3-li2-szu
15. 1(disz) ir-BAR-AN
16. 1(disz) ir-BAR-i3-li2#-[...]
17. 1(disz) ir-BAR-i3-li2#-[szu]
18. 1(disz) kal-i3-li2
19. 1(disz) kal-i3-li2-a?
20. 1(disz) kal-i3-li2-szu
21. 1(disz) ri-isz-AN
22. 1(disz) ri-isz-e2-a
23. 1(disz) ri-isz-be-li2
24. 1(disz) DI-KU-LU2
25. 1(disz) i-za-ri-ig
26. 1(disz) be-[li2-a]-ri#-ig#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description: Tablet, rt.cnrs.&u.le.cnr.missing,ruled,Obv2,Rev4
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) School exercise; list of woods; (Obv)(i)23x(ii)(scribbles)x(Rev)(iii)27x(iv)26x(v)26x (vi)28 lines)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 14156
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2014-10-07 at 10:19:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:53:52 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 11/3, p. 277, CBS 14156 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227783.
PBS 11/3, p. 277, CBS 14156 artifact entry (No. P227783). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227783 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 11/3, p. 277, CBS 14156 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227783 (Accessed: May 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {PBS 11/3, p. 277, {CBS} 14156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227783},
}


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