JCS 25, 177 (P228024)

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 07269

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Pre-Ur3 lexical text (but see Veldhuis EEN 017); (Obv)15x(Rev)19x(UE)2x(LE)1 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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obverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] x
3. [...] x [x]
4. [...] AH [x]
5. [...] muszen#
6. [...] muszen
7. x [...] x-zi
8. [...] uruda
9. a-[...]-IGI-DU
10. a#-[...]-IGI#?-DU
11. u2 [...] IGI x
12. u2 [...] A GESZTIN?
13. {dug}kur-ku-ru2
14. {dug}dur2 buru3
15. {dug}x-me
16. szika RI
reverse
1. szika KAL
2. szika KAL
3. szika KAL
4. szika ugur2 bal
5. {im}durun-na
6. {im}NE-DU-DU
7. x giggi kur
8. x su4 kur
9. x KU
10. uzu# bun2
11. uzu# {kusz}esir4?
12. uzu# [...]
13. [x] x [...]
14. [x] x [...]
15. SAHAR# [...]
16. x [x?] HUB2
17. inim-ma
18. en-DI
19. en gesztu2 GISZ x
20. AMAR AMAR
21. AMAR KALAM AMAR KALAM

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
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  • Condition Description: Tablet, nearly complete, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Pre-Ur3 lexical text (but see Veldhuis EEN 017); (Obv)15x(Rev)19x(UE)2x(LE)1 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: JCS 25 (pp. 171-177), 177

    [Civil1973JCS25] Civil, Miguel. 1973. “Notes on Sumerian Lexicography, II.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 25 (4): 171–77. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359219.

  • history: Veldhuis EEN, p. 17

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07269
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    Nippur, Babylonian Expedition

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-19 at 18:13:18 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
2016-09-06 at 13:09:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:06:50 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

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

Composite Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“JCS 25, 177 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228024.
JCS 25, 177 artifact entry (No. P228024). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228024 (Original work published 2003)
JCS 25, 177 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228024 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {JCS 25, 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228024},
}

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