MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W (P227889)

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 02254 + CBS 02361 + CBS 03871 + CBS 19792 + UM 29-13-590

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 Obv. bilingual list of synonyms det. by amelu. Rev. list of signs and ideograms. UM 29-13-590 (P-Lu source I'') was joined by Jon Taylor.)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [lu2 a2 ku5] = %a [a-ku]-u2# & %s lu2 a2-ku5 = %a a-ku-u2
2. [lu2 suhur] = %a [sza qi4-im-ma]-tim# & %s lu2 suhur = %a sza qi4-im-ma-tim
3. [lu2 suhur-la2] = %a [...]-la2?# & %s lu2 suhur#-la2 = %a ke-ez-rum
4. [lu2 ke-ze2-er-ak] = %a [ke-ez]-rum# & %s lu2 ke-ze2-er-ak = %a ke-ez-rum
5. [lu2 siki guz-za] = %a [ha-ap]-pa#-ar-ru#-u2# & %s lu2 siki guz-za = %a ha-ap-pa-ar-ru-u2
6. [lu2 szu du11-du11-ga] = %a [szu]-UR#?-ru-um# & %s lu2 szu du11-du11-ga = %a szu-hu-ru-um
7. [lu2 mu-dur7 du11-ga] = %a [u4]-ur#?-ru-szum# & %s lu2 mu-dur7 du11-ga = %a u4-ur-ru-szum
8. [lu2 szu zig3-ga du11-ga] = %a [uz]-zu#?-bu# & %s lu2 szu zig3-ga du11-ga = %a uz-zu-bu
9. lu2?# ze2?#-[ze2] = %a [ba]-aq#?-mu# & %s lu2 ze2-ze2 = %a ba-aq-mu#
10. lu2 bar gar-ra = %a [ha]-am#?-s,um & %s lu2 bar gar-ra = %a ha-am-s,um
11. lu2 ugu ze2#-ze2# = %a ba#-ar#-szum# & %s lu2# ugu ze2-ze2 = %a ba-ar-szum
12. lu2 a tu5-a = %a ra?#-am?#-kum# & %s lu2 a tu5#-a = %a ra-am#-kum
13. lu2 susbu = %a ra#-am#-kum# & %s lu2# susbu(|MUSZ3#.BU|)# = %a [x]-am#-kum
14. lu2 bala = %a be#-el# pa#-ar#-s,i2# & %s lu2#-[bala] = %a [be-el] pa#-ar-s,i2#
15. lu2 bala = %a be#-el# ma-an#-za#-x#-ti# & %s lu2# [bala] = %a [be]-el# ma-an-za-<<|GUDxKUR|>>-asz2-ti
16. lu2 bala = %a sza# pi#-la#-aq#-qa#-ti# & %s lu2 [bala] = %a sza pi-la-aq-qa2-ti
17. lu2 bala = %a lu2#-bala-a-ku# & %s lu2# [bala] = %a lu2#-bala#-a-ku
  double ruling
reverse
column 1
  line missing
2. lugal#
3. nam-dumu#-na
4. sukkal
5. sukkal#-mah
6. sukkal-sza3-e2-a
7. sukkal-i3-du8
8. sukkal-lu2#-kasz4
9. sukkal-lu2-kasz4
10. sukkal-mar-tu
11. sukkal-ensi2
12. sukkal-sanga
13. zabar-dab5
14. GAL#-unken-na
15. gal-zu-unken-na
16. ki-ad-mah-gi4-gi4
17. gu-za-la2
18. ra#-bi#-si2-ka3-tum#
19. [ra]-bi#-si2-ka3#-tum#
20. [qa2]-nu-um a2#-zi#-da#
21. ra-bi-si2#-ka3#-tum
22. qa2#-nu-um# [a2-gub3]-bu#
23. ra#-bi#-[a-nu-um]
  traces
  broken
column 2
  broken
1'. sza3-tam-[...]
2'. sza3-tam-[...]
3'. sza3-tam-[...]
4'. sza3-tam-e2?#-[...]
5'. sza3-tam-e2#-[...]
6'. sza3-tam-e2-[...]
7'. sza3-tam-e2-[...]
8'. sza3-tam-e2?#-[...]
9'. sza3-tam-na#-[kam]-tum
10'. gab2-sar
11'. mu-sar
12'. dub#-sar
13'. dub#-sar#-za3#-ga
14'. dub-sar-mah#
15'. dub-sar-lugal#
16'. dub-sar-nig2-ka9
17'. dub-sar-szudum-ma
18'. dub-sar-im-ma
19'. dub-sar-ugnim
20'. dub#-sar#-pe#-el#-la2
21'. dub#-sar#-gal2#-tak4-a
22'. dub#-sar#-a#-ri-a
23'. dub#-sar#-kuru7#-ak
24'. [dub]-sar#-umun2#-ak
25'. [dub]-sar#-tur
26'. [dub-sar]-a#-sza3-ga
27'. [sa12]-DU
28'. [nir]-gal2#
29'. [nir]-gal2#
  broken
column 3
1. lugal#-[ra-us2-sa]
2. szar2-a-ab-du#
3. esz3-a#-ab#-du
4. szu-i
5. szu-i-lugal
6. szu-i-sag-ga2-na
7. szu-i#-egir-ra#
8. szu-i#-gi#-na
9. szu-i-gu2-na
10. a-zu
11. a-zu-gal
12. a-zu-gu4
13. a-zu-ansze
14. ugula-szu#-i
15. muhaldim
16. muhaldim-gal
17. ugula#-muhaldim
18. gu4#-gaz
19. gir2#-la2
20. lu2#-ur3#-ra
21. lu2#-lunga
22. lu2-{kasz}kurun2-na
23. SAL lu2-{kasz}kurun2#-na#
  about 3 lines broken
column 4
1. a-[ga]-us2
2. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)
3. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-gal
4. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-tur
5. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-nam-dumu-na#
6. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-ugnim#
7. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-{kusz}ummu3-a
  {kusz}EDIN#.A?|
8. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-eresz-a
9. en-nu-ug3-ga-nu-um
10. en-nu-ug3-a
11. i3-du8
12. i3-du8-gal
13. i3#-du8#-e2
14. i3#-du8#-e2-mah?
15. i3#-du8#-e2?
16. i3#-gesz#?-kin?#-[ti]
17. i3#-[...] x x
18. i3#-[...] x
19. i3#-du8#-x
column 5
1. [...]-x
2. [...]-sikil
3. [...]-lukur?-ra
4. [...]-tum
5. [...] PA
6. [...] PA
7. [...] PA#
8. [x] PA#
9. [ugula]-e2#
10. szabra(|PA.AL|)#
11. [ugula]-dam#-gar3
12. [...]-x-a
  x = sza3/ru?
13. [...]-ba
  1 line traces
15. ugula#-e2#-[...]
16. ugula-e2-[...]
17. ugula-e2-x
18. ugula-e2-[...]
19. ugula-e2#-[...]
20. ugula-e2#-[...]
21. ugula-|UN.IL2|?#
22. ugula x lu2
23. ugula-aga-us2#
24. ugula-suhur-la2#
25. ugula-nar
26. ugula-lukur-ra
27. ugula-dag-gi4-a#
28. zilulu(|PA.(URUxMIN)?#|)#
29. |PA.(URUxMIN)#|-x [x]
30. [...] x
column 6
1. szab(|PA.IB#|)
2. szab
3. szab
4. szab
5. szab(|PA.IB#|)
6. szab
7. szab
8. szab
9. szab
10. im-dub?-ba
11. PA-simug?-ki?
12. pa-muszen-[na]
13. PA#-x-[x]
  traces
15. x-x
16. x-lu2-x
17. [...]-lu2
18. nin-kasz4?-a
19. [...] gar#?-x
20. x ba
21. x-nu
  or x me u?
  traces
23. [...] siki?
  traces of 4 lines
28. [pa]-mul#
29. [pa-pa]-al#
30. [pa]-ku5
31. en
32. lagar
33. nu-esz3
34. gudu4
35. gudu4#-abzu
36. gudu4#-su6#-la2#

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
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: OB Lú Obv. bilingual list of synonyms det. by amelu. Rev. list of signs and ideograms. UM 29-13-590 (P-Lu source I'') was joined by Jon Taylor.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

  • primary: MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W

    [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: OIP 11, 100 (3871)

    [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, 031 I''.

    [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, 147 (CBS 19792)

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02254 + CBS 02361 + CBS 03871 + CBS 19792 + UM 29-13-590
  • Accession No.:

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

    Nippur I, Tablet Hill, E. side of Shatt en-Nil

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
2008-05-26 at 01:55:49 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 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

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Cite this Artifact
“MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227889.
MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W artifact entry (No. P227889). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227889 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227889 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2024MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {MSL 12, 029 {K}, 191 {W} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227889},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227889},
}


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