MSL 12, 030 U', 176 M (P227880)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 02181 + CBS 02229 + CBS 02255 + UM 29-13-720

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: OB Lú)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [...] = %a mu#-ha-am-mi szu?#-ri?#-ni?# [x ... x (x)]
2'. [lu2 szu-nir ak]-ak# = %a mu-ha-mi-is, szu-ri#-[ni]
3'. [lu2 an-zil gu7]-gu7# = %a ak-lam a-sa-ak-[ki]
4'. [lu2 azag gu7]-gu7# = %a ak-lam a-sa-ak-ki#
5'. [lu2 izi tag-ga] = %a la#-ap-tam szu-uh2-tim
6'. [...] = %a [ak]-lam i-sza-tim
7'. [...] = %a [sza i]-sza#-tam BA-bu
8'. [...] = %a [x x x (x)] a#-wi#-li#
9'. [...] = %a [...]
10'. [lu2 IGI@g]-a# = %a [...]
11'. [lu2 igi IGI@g-a] bala# = %a [...]
12'. [lu2 igi] szi#-szi = %a [...]
13'. [lu2 igi nim-bar]-hu#-uz# = %a i-in# [qu3-qa2-nim]
14'. [lu2 igi gu]-la2?# = %a i-in# [qu3-qa2-nim]
15'. [lu2] igi# sza#-at-ki-il# = %a i-in# [bu-da-qi4]
16'. [lu2] igi# du3-du3 = %a sza i?#-[na-szu na-as2-ha]
17'. [lu2] igi# DUB-DUB = %a [...]
reverse
column 1'
  broken
1'. [x]-sza3?# [x-x]
2'. sza3#-ba#-tuku#
3'. bar#-su3#
4'. [iri]-en#
5'. [iri]-en#
6'. [gesz-gi4]-gal2#
7'. [a-da]-ab#
column 2
1'. gesz#-du3#-a
2'. gesz# szu#-kar2
3'. gu2#-sa#-la2
4'. nar#
5'. nar#-GAL#
6'. nar#-[...]
7'. nar#-[...]
  broken
1''. [musz]-lah5(|DU#.DU#|)#-gal#
2''. gala(|USZ.KU|)#
3''. gala(|USZ.KU|)#-mah
4''. gala(|USZ.KU|)#-tur
5''. [gala]-hal?#-la#-tusz-a
  4 lines missing
10''. [...]-x
11''. [za]-dim2#
12''. [ku3]-dim2#
13''. [...]-ga?#
14''. simug#
15''. [bur]-gul
16''. tibira(|URUDA.NAGAR|)#
  traces
  broken
column 3
1'. pan?-[...]
2'. [...]
3'. x
  n lines missing
1''. i3#-[ra2-ra2]
2''. szim#-[mu2]
3''. munu-[mu2]
4''. [...]
  n lines missing
1'''. ku3#-la2
2'''. ma-na#-la2
3'''. dam#-gar3#
4'''. szagan#-la2
5'''. ga#-esz8
6'''. gab2#-gi#-na#
7'''. gab2#-zu#-zu#
8'''. gaszam#
9'''. da?#-[ba-ri-ri]
  broken
column 4
1'. SAL# [...]
2'. SAL# siki?# [...]
3'. SAL# siki?# [...]
4'. SAL# musz3?#-[...]
5'. SAL# dub?#-[...]
6'. SAL# [...]
  broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet, fragment
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: OB Lú)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MSL 12, 030 U', 176 M

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 02181 + CBS 02229 + CBS 02255 + UM 29-13-720
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, Tablet Hill, East side of Shatt en-Nil

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2014-11-21 at 10:14:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:55:36 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P227880 leadP227880 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MSL 12, 030 U’, 176 M Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P227880.
MSL 12, 030 U’, 176 M artifact entry (No. P227880). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227880 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 030 U’, 176 M artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227880 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 12, 030 {U}', 176 {M} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227880},
}


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M1  - 2025/5/14/
TI  - MSL 12, 030 U', 176 M artifact entry
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