OIP 011, 075 + 139 (P227989)

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 03825 + CBS 04847

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_ Lexical; (Obv)(i)10x(Rev)(ii)9x(iii)14 lines.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

  CBS 3825A + CBS 4847
tablet
obverse
column 1
  reverse in jisz file
1. {u2}ka musz-e <<e>> gu7-e
2. u2-hab2
3. {u2}nu-gig
4. {u2}munzer(|KI.AN.SZESZ.KI|)
5. {u2}lu-ub{sar} ze2-ze2
6. {u2#}in-nu-usz
7. [{u2}]sikil
8. [{u2}]x#-ul
9. [...]-ul#
reverse
column 1
1'. gesz#
2'. gesz [...]
3'. gesz [...]
column 2
1'. gesz [...]
2'. gesz a2-[...]
3'. gesz al-gar
4'. gesz al-gar-sur9-a
5'. gesz sa-bi2-tum
6'. gesz mi-ri2-tum
7'. gesz ur-za-ba4-ba
8'. gesz# [...]-gu-la
9'. gesz har#-[...]
10'. gesz nig2-har-muszen#
11'. gesz X [...]
12'. gesz za3-[...]
13'. gesz kul-[...]
14'. gesz dub-[...]
15'. gesz SZA3-[...]
16'. gesz SZA3-[...]
column 3
1'. [...] szu-[...]
2'. gesz ebir
3'. gesz ebir-a!
4'. gesz ebir-kasz
5'. gesz# ga-an-nu-um
6'. gesz# ga-an-nu-um-a
7'. [...] ga-an-nu-um-ga
8'. gesz# ga-an-nu-um-kasz#
9'. gesz DUG#-|GISZ%GISZ|
10'. gesz UD-BAR-gub#?
11'. gesz ma2-gaz#
12'. gesz ma2-gaz-bur3-bur3
13'. gesz gu4-si-dili
14'. gesz zu2-si-dili
15'. gesz eme-si-dili
16'. gesz szu-dim-dim
17'. gesz ze2-na
18'. gesz ze2-na-BI
19'. gesz ur2-TUG2

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Lexical; (Obv)(i)10x(Rev)(ii)9x(iii)14 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

P227989 leadP227989 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227989

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
Tablet frag, left upper corner, ruled, 3 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 03825 + CBS 04847
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 579140 + 579139
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.3825 + CBS.4847
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227989
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227989

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
2015-10-08 at 09:50:58 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:03:43 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, 075 + 139 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227989.
OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry (No. P227989). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227989 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227989 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227989},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 075 + 139 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227989.
OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry (No. P227989). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227989 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227989 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227989},
}


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TI  - OIP 011, 075 + 139 artifact entry
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