OIP 011, 005 (CBS 02256) (P227890)

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 02256 (+) CBS 02305 + N 4546

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: OB Lú Old Babylonian Lu; rev Proto Lu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2# sa-gu2#-[...] = %a [...]
2. lu2# sa#-x#-[...] = %a [...]
3. lu2# sa#-|DU#.DU#| = %a sza?# [...]
4. lu2# HI# gar#-ra#? = %a sza?#-[...]
5. [...] = %a [...]
6. lu2#-[...] = %a [...]
7. lu2#-[...] = %a [...]
8. lu2# x#-[...] = %a [...]
9. lu2#-[...] = %a [...]
10. [...] = %a [...]
11. [...] = %a [...]
12. lu2#-[...] = %a [...]
  n lines broken
1'. lu2?#-[...] = %a [...]
2'. lu2# gesz?# [...] = %a [...]
3'. lu2 gesz [x] = %a [...]
4'. lu2 gesz x# = %a [...]
5'. lu2 gesz = %a za-am-ru-um# [...]
6'. lu2 sa gub-bu = %a sza#-[...]
  end of text
reverse
column 1
1. |SAL+LAGAR|
2. |SAL+LAGAR#|
3. |SAL+LAGAR|
4. |SAL+LAGAR|
5. engiz(|EN.ME.GI#|)
6. ensi(|EN.ME.LI#|)
7. kiszib-gal2
8. kiszib-la2
9. enkum
10. ninkum
11. abgal(|NUN.ME|)#
12. ab2# [abrig]
  broken
  traces of 1 line
1'. lukur
2'. lukur
3'. lukur
4'. lukur-gal
5'. lukur-{d}nin-urta
6'. ama-lukur-ra#
7'. munus#
8'. {nu}nunuz#
  CHECKME: was nununus#
9'. lukur#
10'. lukur
11'. mes-za-la2
12'. SAL mes-za-la2
13'. [SAL] gesz3-nu-bad-ra2
14'. [gurusz]-i3-zu
15'. gesz3#-gu7
16'. gesz3#-gu7
17'. sag#-KAL#
column 2
  broken
1'. na#-[ri-ga]
2'. szub-[ba]
3'. e2#-[gi4-a]
4'. e2#-[gi4-a]
  broken

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):
  • Weight:
  • 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 Old Babylonian Lu; rev Proto Lu)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 02256 (+) CBS 02305 + N 4546
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • 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
2017-10-11 at 05:30:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:56:12 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:

P227890 leadP227890 lead

Cite this Artifact
“OIP 011, 005 (CBS 02256) Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227890.
OIP 011, 005 (CBS 02256) artifact entry (No. P227890). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227890 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 005 (CBS 02256) artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227890 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 005 ({CBS} 02256) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227890},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227890},
}


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