MSL 14, 022 Es (P227804)

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 15100

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Lú; Rev: P-Ea School text; Obv.Proto-Lu, Rev.sign list=(ii)?, Proto-Ea=(iii); (Obv)(i)10x(Rev)(ii)6x(iii)7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
1. nimgir
2. ka-ki
3. nimgir-iri
4. nimgir#-mah
5. nimgir#-usz-bar
6. nimgir-mar-tu
7. ha-za-nu-um
8. szagina
9. szagina#-erin2
10. [szagina]-a?#
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Lú; Rev: P-Ea School text; Obv.Proto-Lu, Rev.sign list=(ii)?, Proto-Ea=(iii); (Obv)(i)10x(Rev)(ii)6x(iii)7 lines) School text
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227804

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, u.le.corner, ruled, Obv1,Rev2 cols.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 15100
Accession Number

References

  • primary: MSL 14, 022 Es

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

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
2014-11-21 at 10:14:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:54:10 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

“MSL 14, 022 Es Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227804.
MSL 14, 022 Es artifact entry (No. P227804). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227804 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 14, 022 Es artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227804 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 14, 022 {Es} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227804},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227804
LB  - CDLI:P227804
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSL 14, 022 Es artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227804
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 14, 022 Es Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227804.
MSL 14, 022 Es artifact entry (No. P227804). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227804 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 14, 022 Es artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227804 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 14, 022 {Es} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227804},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P227804
LB  - CDLI:P227804
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSL 14, 022 Es artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227804
ER  - 
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