PBS 11/1, 034 (P227910)

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 03849

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: list of PN's (unidentified/general) Lexicographical; 7x0x12x9 lines; much damaged on rev; incorrectly described in PBS as lo.l. corner and as lacking obv; incorrectly described in SLT as lacking rev.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
1. gesz nu2-sza3-tuku
2. gesz nu2-sza3-tuku-sik2-ga-rig2-ak
3. gesz nu2-ur4-ma
4. gesz za3-an-dul3-nu2
5. gesz bar-si-nu2
6. [...] BAD#-nu2#

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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, u.l. corner, 2 cols obv & rev
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: list of PN's (unidentified/general) Lexicographical; 7x0x12x9 lines; much damaged on rev; incorrectly described in PBS as lo.l. corner and as lacking obv; incorrectly described in SLT as lacking rev.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PBS 11/1, 034

    [Chiera1916PBS11/1] Chiera, Edward. 1916. Lists of Personal Names from the Temple School of Nippur: A Syllabary of Personal Names. Publications of the Babylonian Section 11/1.

  • history: OIP 11, 147 (obv only)

    [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: Veldhuis EEN, p. 301

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

  • citation: ZA 101 (pp. 246–73), 260

    [Peterson2011ZA101] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. “The Personal Name Lists in the Scribal Curriculum of Old Babylonian Nippur: An Overview.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 101: 246–73.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 03849
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    Nippur, 4th Exp, Tablet Hill, Gift of Mrs. Hilpr.

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
2024-06-16 at 14:41:15 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 01:57:00 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 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“PBS 11/1, 034 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227910.
PBS 11/1, 034 artifact entry (No. P227910). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227910 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 11/1, 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227910 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
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	month = {jul 22},
	title = {PBS 11/1, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227910},
}


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