OIP 011, 068 (P227974)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04829

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Obv.list of fish, Rev.list of woods;(Obv)(i)7x(Rev)(ii)8x(iii)5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  SLT 68 = CBS 4829 + Ni 4874
obverse
column 1
1. [dara3]-nita{ku6}
2. a-bala-e{ku6}
3. izi{ku6}
4. SZESZ{ku6}
5. lu2-ulu3{ku6}
6. a-da-min3{ku6}
7. [...]{ku6}
8. aga3-[dil]{ku6#}
9. a-dar-hab2[{ku6}]
10. agargara{ku6}
11. [agargara]-x{ku6}
reverse
column 1
  illegible
column 2
1'. gesz suhur-nimbar
2'. gesz ama-nimbar
3'. [...] kiri6#-nimbar
4'. [...] pa-nimbar
5'. gesz# pa-ku5-nimbar#
6'. [...] dalla2-nimbar
7'. [...] mud#-nimbar

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Obv.list of fish, Rev.list of woods;(Obv)(i)7x(Rev)(ii)8x(iii)5 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227974

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, left upper corner, Obv.ruled, 3 cols.

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 04829
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579871
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4829
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227974
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227974

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:01:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227974.
OIP 011, 068 artifact entry (No. P227974). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227974 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227974 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	month = {jul 22},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227974},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227974.
OIP 011, 068 artifact entry (No. P227974). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227974 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227974 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227974},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P227974
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M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - OIP 011, 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227974
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