OIP 011, 085 + 088 (P227976)

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 04831 (+) CBS 06417

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 Hh2 (re Lexical; (Obv)(i)6x(ii)10x(Rev)(iii)10x(iv)11 lines. Ancient break, but pieces clearly belong together. Obv. of SLT 85 (CBS 4831) has the pupil's copies of the lines copied in SLT 88 obv. One pupil's column only.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

  CBS 04831 + 06417 = MSL 07: 178 = V9 = SLT 85 + 88
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {na4}bur babbar
2. {na4}bur kukku5
3. {na4}im-babbar2
4. {na4}kiszib im-babbar2
5. {na4}lagab im-babbar2
6. {na4}an-zu2-gul#-me#
7. {na4}kiszib an-zu2-gul-me
8. {na4}lagab an-zu2-gul-me
9. {na4}dur-ul3#
10. {na4}hasz2(|TUMx(U.U.U)|)-tum
11. {na4}kiszib hasz2(|TUMx(U.U.U)|)-tum
12. {na4#}lagab# hasz2(|TUMx(U.U.U)|)-[tum]
reverse
column 1
  n lines missing
1. [{gi}]kid# an-dul#
2. {gi}kid an-ta-szub#
3. {gi}kid titabx(|BARA2.MUNU6|)
4. {gi}kid kusz si-ga
5. {gi}kid kasz-a
6. gi-gur
7. gi-gur-da
8. gi#-gur-da
9. gi#-gur ur3-ra
10. gi-gur sahar-[ra]
column 2
  n lines missing
  1 line broken
2. [{gi}]pisan nu-esz3
3. [{gi}]pisan# nu-us-hu
4. [{gi}pisan ninda] lukur#-ra
5. [{gi}]pisan# ninda gur4-ra
6. [{gi}pisan] dim3-ma
7. [{gi}pisan nig2-sa]-ha#
  3 lines broken
column 3
  n lines missing
  1 line traces
2. {gi}pisan szag4?#-x#
3. {gi}ma-sa2-ab#
4. {gi}ma-sa2-ab# [szu]
5. {gi}ma-sa2-ab [ninda]
6. {gi}ma-sa2-ab ninda [sag10]
7. {gi}ma-sa2#-ab# [ku3]
8. {gi}ma-sa2-ab# [za-an-x]
9. {gi}ma-sa2-ab ku3# an#-na
10. {gi}ma-sa2-ab [szu-u]
11. {gi}ma-sa2-ab mah
column 4
  n lines missing
1. {gi#}[hal muszen]
2. {gi#}hal# uzu#
3. gi-ha-an
4. gi-ha-an#! siki
5. {gi}gum2-gum2-szu2-a
6. {gi}nig2-esir2(|LAGABxKAK|)!-ra
7. {gi}<nig2> kusz si-ga
8. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)
9. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)(|A.[LAGABxA]|)# pisan!
10. {gi}[buginx(|A.LAGABxA|) lu2]-im2#
11. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)!#(|A.X|) LU2 RA
12. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)!(|A.LAGABxMU|)

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
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, right upper corner, ruled, 4 cols.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh2 (re Lexical; (Obv)(i)6x(ii)10x(Rev)(iii)10x(iv)11 lines. Ancient break, but pieces clearly belong together. Obv. of SLT 85 (CBS 4831) has the pupil's copies of the lines copied in SLT 88 obv. One pupil's column only.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04831 (+) CBS 06417
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-10 at 16:36:53 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 09:21:20 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
2008-05-26 at 02:02:14 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 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P227976 leadP227976 lead

Cite this Artifact
“OIP 011, 085 + 088 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P227976.
OIP 011, 085 + 088 artifact entry (No. P227976). (2025, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227976 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 085 + 088 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227976 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-19]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 10},
	title = {OIP 011, 085 + 088 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227976},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227976},
}


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