MSL 13, 040 A (P227870)

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 02145 + CBS 02252 + CBS 02273+CBS 02276 + UM 29-13-721 + UM 29-15-369 + UM 29-15-529

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: P-Izi 1 List of ideograms. Bilingual (Obv.). Cf. No. 2146.)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

  + UM 29-15-520; MSL 12, 176 Q
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2 {ugu}ugu4-bi = %a pa-gu-um# & %s [lu2 {ugu}ugu4-bi] = %a [pa-gu-um]
2. lu2 si# sa2# = %a i-sza-rum & %s lu2# [si sa2] = %a [i-sza-rum]
3. lu2# si# sa2# = %a pa-tu#-u2# & %s lu2# si# [sa2] = %a [pa-tu-u2]
4. [lu2] nig2#-hul# nu#-zu# = %a sza# li#-mu#-tam# la#? i#?-du#?-u2# & %s lu2# nig2#-[hul nu-zu] = %a [sza li-mu-tam la i-du-u2]
5. [lu2] ni2#? te = %a pa#-ar#-du# & %s [lu2]-ni2?# [te] = %a [pa-ar-du]
6. lu2# ni2#-te# = %a pa-al-hu# & %s lu2 ni2-[te] = %a [pa-al-hu]
7. lu2 ni2-te-[te] = %a pa#-al#-la#-hu & %s lu2 ni2-te-[te] = %a [pa-al-la-hu]
8. lu2 szag4 [dar] = %a [sza] li#-ba he-pu-u2 & %s lu2 szag4 [dar] = %a [sza li-ba he-pu-u2]
9. lu2 szag4 [ti]-ki-il = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu ed#-du & %s lu2 sza3#-ti# = %a ki-il# = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu ed-du]
10. lu2 szag4 ta-ha-ar = %a sza li-ib#-ba#-szu em-ru# & %s lu2# szag4 ta#-ha#-ar# = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu em-ru]
11. lu2 szag4 usz2 lugud# de2#-a = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu da#-[ma] u3 sza-ar-ka ma-lu#-[u2] & %s lu2# szag4# [usz2 lugud de2-a] = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu da-ma u3 sza-ar-ka ma-lu-u2]
12. [lu2] szag4 bur-szu2 na2#-a = %a e-ri-a-am mu-u2-ri & %s [lu2] szag4 bur-szu2 na2#-[a] = %a [e-ri-a-am mu-u2-ri]
13. [lu2] szag4# asz2-TAG = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu na-ak-su & %s [lu2 szag4] asz2?#-TAG?# = %a sza# li?#-ib?#-ba?#-[szu na-ak-su]
14. [lu2] szag4#? zarah = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu na-as-szu# & %s [lu2 szag4] zarah = %a sza li-ib-ba-[szu na-as]-szu#?
15. [lu2] szag4#? kal-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu da-an#-[nu] & %s lu2# szag4 kal-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba#-[szu] da#-an-nu
16. [lu2 szag4] sig#-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba-[szu x-x-szu-u2] & %s lu2# szag4 sig-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba?#-[szu x]-x-szu-u2
17. [lu2] szag4#? szu gul ak = %a sza li-ib#-[ba-szu x x x] & %s lu2# szag4 szu gul ak = %a sza li#-ib#-[ba]-szu MU#-x-LA?# [...] x#-[...] x#-x#-x#-u2
18. [lu2 szag4] gar3# ak# = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu qar-du] & %s lu2# szag4 gar3 ak = %a [sza li-ib-ba]-szu# qar-du
19. [lu2 szag4 dun-dun] = %a [...-bu-szu ...-lu-lu] & %s lu2# szag4 dun#-dun?# = %a [...]-bu-szu [...]-lu-lu
20. lu2# szag4 la2#-la2 = %a sza ka#-ar#-sza# na#-[du]-u2?# & %s [lu2 szag4 la2-la2] = %a [sza] ka#-ar-sza na-du-u2
21. lu2 szag4 bar-ra = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu s,a-al-pu & %s [lu2 szag4 bar-ra] = %a [sza] li#-ib-ba-szu [s,a]-al-pu

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: P-Izi 1 List of ideograms. Bilingual (Obv.). Cf. No. 2146.)
Language(s) Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000302 (OB lu2-azlag2 B-C) composite (P499084) Q000302 View the score

Record

P227870 lead; join info. MSL 13, 040 AP227870 lead; join info. MSL 13, 040 A

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227870

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
Tablet, fragment

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Nippur, Tablet Hill, East Side of Shatt en-Nil
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 02145 + CBS 02252 + CBS 02273+CBS 02276 + UM 29-13-721 + UM 29-15-369 + UM 29-15-529
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 578026 + 578027 + 578028 + 578029 + 578032 + 578031 + 578030
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.2145 + UM.29-13-721 + UM.29-15-369 + UM.29-15-529
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227870
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227870

References

  • primary: MSL 13, 040 A

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

  • history: OIP 11, 206

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 11. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • history: MSL 12, 176 Q (incorrectly includes UM 29-15-520 instead of UM 29-15-529)

    [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.

  • history: PBS 5, 146 (CBS 2252 + 2273 + 2276)

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 09:33:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 01:55:09 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 13, 040 A Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227870.
MSL 13, 040 A artifact entry (No. P227870). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227870 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 13, 040 A artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227870 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227870},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 13, 040 A Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227870.
MSL 13, 040 A artifact entry (No. P227870). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227870 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 13, 040 A artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227870 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {MSL 13, 040 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227870},
}


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