OIP 011, 033 (P227979)

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 04834 + CBS 10324

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXI Lexical; (Obv)(i)10x(ii)10x(iii)7x(Rev)(iv)7x(v)9x(vi)4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

  CBS 4834 (SLT 33) + P265552 = CBS 10324
tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [{kasz}dida] gen#
2'. [{kasz}dida] imgaga3(|[ZIZ2].AN|)#
3'. [{kasz}dida] imgaga3(|[ZIZ2].AN|)#
4'. [{kasz}dida] imgaga3(|[ZIZ2].AN#|)# mah#
5'. [{kasz}]dida# KA-ge KAK
6'. [{kasz}]dida# KA-ge KAK-a
7'. [{kasz}]dida# al!(|TAxHI|)-hab2-ba
8'. [{kasz}]dida# u4 tab-ba
9'. [{kasz}]dida# u4 sal-la
10'. [{kasz}]dida# e2-du-di
11'. [{kasz}]dida# szag4-ge gur7
12'. [{kasz}]dida# gu-la
13'. [...] x#
column 2
1'. kasz [...]
2'. kasz sze sa-a
3'. kaszbir a
4'. kasz BU
5'. kasz kurun2
6'. kasz kurun2 babbar
7'. kasz kurun2 7(disz) sila3-ta
8'. kurun5
9'. kasz mah
10'. kasz mah x x
11'. kasz bala-bala
12'. kasz szag4-ge AMAR
13'. kasz siskur-re
14'. kasz szud3-de3
15'. [kasz] esz3-esz3
column 3
1'. bappir2# [...]
2'. bappir2# [...]
3'. bappir2# [...]
4'. bappir2 pa3-pa3-ra2
5'. bappir2 IM
6'. bappir2 sun2#
7'. sun2# [...]
8'. sun2# [...]
9'. sun2# [...]
10'. GISZ? [...]
11'. GISZ? [...]
12'. munu4
13'. munu4 NE? [...]
14'. munu4 a [...]
15'. munu4 u4? [tab-ba]
reverse
column 1
1. munu4 u4#? [sal-la]
2. munu4 [...]
3. munu4 nu-[...]
4. munu4 mu#?-[...]
5. munu4 [...]
6. munu4 [...]
7. munu4# [...]
column 2
1. [zi3-gu] gen#
2. [zi3-gu] us2#
3. [zi3]-gu us2 3(disz)-kam-ma
4. dabin
5. zi3-<<SZE>>-milla
6. zi3 sze sa-a
7. zi3 dub-dub-bu
8. zi3# x# GISZ la2
9. [zi3 e2]-da#-di
column 3
  3 lines broken
4. [ninda] egir ninda
5. [...] GAR
6. [...] x# NU
  2 lines traces

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXI Lexical; (Obv)(i)10x(ii)10x(iii)7x(Rev)(iv)7x(v)9x(vi)4 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 000043 (OB Nippur Ura 06) composite (P498273) Q000043 View the score

Record

Peterson email 18.11.14Peterson email 18.11.14

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227979

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
Tablet frag, lower part, 6 cols.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 04834 + CBS 10324
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 580844 + 580843
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4834 + CBS.10324
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227979
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227979

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-07 at 09:42:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 02:02:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P227979.
OIP 011, 033 artifact entry (No. P227979). (2025, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227979 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 033 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227979 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {OIP 011, 033 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227979},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 033 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 7, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P227979.
OIP 011, 033 artifact entry (No. P227979). (2025, March 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227979 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 033 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227979 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 7},
	title = {OIP 011, 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227979},
}


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DA  - 2025/3/7/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P227979
LB  - CDLI:P227979
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OIP 011, 033 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227979
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