CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn (P227973)

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 04827

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. gesz# [...]-a
2'. gesz ebir-kasz
  = Q000082 135
3'. gesz ga-nu-um
  = Q000082 128
4'. gesz ga-nu-um-a
  = Q000082 129
5'. gesz ga-nu-um-kasz
  = Q000082 129
6'. gesz DUG-gub
  = Q000082 139
7'. gesz zabar-gub
  = Q000082 141
8'. gesz ma2-gaz
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. gesz# [...]
2'. gesz [...]
3'. gesz [...]
4'. gesz [...]
5'. gesz [...]
6'. gesz [...]
7'. gesz [...]
column 3
  broken
  some traces
reverse
column 1
1. gesz 1(disz)-[...]
  = Q000082 237
2. gesz 1/2(disz)# [...]
3. gesz 2/3(disz)# [...]
  = Q000082 240
4. gesz 1(u)-gin2#
5. gesz 5(disz)-[...]
6. gesz 3(disz)-[...]
7. gesz 2(disz)-[...]
8. gesz 1(disz)-[...]
9. gesz [...]
10. gesz [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. gesz x-tar-[...]
2. gesz szu-DU
3. gesz igi-gal2#
  = Q000079 027
4. gesz IGI-TUR#-TUR#
  = Q000078 269
5. gesz IGI-NI
  = Q000078 234
6. [...] KAK?
  = Q000078 235
7. gesz za#-am#-ru-tum
  = Q000081 237
8. gesz szu-nir
  = Q000082 39
9. gesz gid2-da
  = Q000081 239
10. gesz [...]-szu-lugal
11. gesz illar-szub-ba
  = Q000082 69
12. gesz illar-[...]
  = Q000082 77
  rest broken
column 3
1. [...] lib#-bi-da#
  = Q000082 243
2. gesz ha#-bu-da#
3. gesz igi-gal2
  = Q000082 105
4. gesz tun3
  = Q000081 231
5. gesz gin2-sal?
  = Q000081 233
6. gesz aga#
  = Q000081 227
7. gesz aga-DUN3@g-ma
  = Q000081 228
8. gesz
  sic ? (erasure)
9. gesz KID-asz2?-gar
  sic ?
10. gesz KID-tukul-mah
  rest broken
column 4
1. [...] SZID-mar
2. gesz eme#-mar
  = Q000304 030
3. gesz kul-mar#
  = Q000304 033
4. gesz BAD
  = Q000081 058
5. gesz BAD
  = Q000081 059
6. gesz BAD
  = Q000081 060
7. gesz dag-si
  = Q000082 145
8. gesz dag-si#-e-ba#-na#
  = Q000082 147
9. gesz balag#
  = Q000304 039
10. gesz a2-balag

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: fragment
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, LLo.corner, badly effaced, 6 cols.
  • Join Information:
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04827
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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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
2019-11-06 at 12:06:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:01:47 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
“CDLI Lexical 000039, Ex. Nn Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227973.
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn artifact entry (No. P227973). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227973 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227973 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000039, ex. nn artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227973},
}


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