OIP 011, 246 (P227932)

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 03941

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Proto Kagal bilingual; Rev: Not preserved Proto-Kagal; 9x15x13 lines; 7.4x6.8x3.2 cm)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ba = %a [...]-um
2'. [...] = %a [...]-x-u2#
3'. [...] = %a [...]-ra-qum
4'. [...] = %a [...]-u2
5'. [...] = %a [...]-tum
6'. [...] = %a [...]-szum
7'. [...] = %a [...]-x
8'. [...] = %a [...]
9'. [...] = %a [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [e2]-duru5# KA#-re# = %a [...]
2'. [e2] tur = %a E2 [...]
3'. e2 dim3-ma = %a isz-[...]
4'. aszlug# = %a asz-lu#-[uk-ka-tum]
5'. arah4# = %a a-sza#-[ah-hu-um]
6'. arah4# = %a na-asz#-[pa-kum]
7'. e2 usz gid2-da = %a usz-gi#-[du-u2-um]
8'. szutum2 = %a szu-tu#-[um-mu-um]
9'. e2 sa10-ma = %a E2 szi#-[i-mi]
10'. e2 ganba# = %a E2 ma-[hi-ri]
11'. e2 he2-gal2 = %a E2 he2#-[gal-li]
12'. e2 la2-a = %a mu#-szi#-x-[...]
13'. e2# gu2 kar-ra = %a E2# ka#-[ri]
14'. x x x
  rest broken
reverse
  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):
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Tablet flake, from rev, 3 cols prsvd
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: Proto Kagal bilingual; Rev: Not preserved Proto-Kagal; 9x15x13 lines; 7.4x6.8x3.2 cm)
  • Language(s):

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 03941
  • Accession No.:

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

    Nippur, 4th Exp, Tablet Hill

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 09:33:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2016-09-11 at 13:46:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:58:20 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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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 011, 246 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227932.
OIP 011, 246 artifact entry (No. P227932). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227932 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227932 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {OIP 011, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227932},
}


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