CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003 (P228051)

Lexical prism 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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08237 + Ist Ni 01597

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

object prism
surface a
1. ad-gi4
2. ki-sag
3. ad-hal
4. abrig
5. 5(asz) |GAxDIM|
6. 5(asz) gazi
7. 5(asz)# |GA2x(HA.LU.UB2)|
8. 1(u)# uz AMA
9. 1(u)# masz2 su4#
10. [...] tu
11. 1(u) gukkal
12. ab2 ga gu7-esz
13. amar ga nag-esz
14. 1(u) zi suhur
15. 3(asz) ziz2 GAN2
16. 3(asz) kad4
17. 3(asz) utu2
surface b
1. [...] x x
2. [...] pesz2#-da ri-a
3. [...] ga
4. [...] gara2
5. [...] ab2
6. 1(asz)# ninda2
7. 1(u) u8
8. 1(asz) utua
9. 1(u) ud5
10. [...] masz2#
11-12. nunuz kad4-gam{muszen#} 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)
13. szusz3
14. nar
15. GAR#
16. uri#[{ri}] ISZ# ZU
17. sza3# nam-gu2 se3#
surface c
1. 5(asz)# [...]
2. 5(asz) gazi
3. 5(asz) |GA2x(HA.LU.UB2)|#
4. 1(u) uz ama
5. 1(u) masz2 su4
6. 1(u) tu
7. 1(u) gukkal
8. ab2 ga gu7-[esz]
9. amar ga-[...]
10. x x [...]
11. 3(asz) ziz2 GAN2
12. 3(asz) kad4
13. 3(asz) utu2
14. 5(asz) gir2 AN
15. 1(u) kisz#-da3#
16. 1(u) ga
17. 1(asz) gara2!(GA)
surface d
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] u8#
4. [...] utua#
5. [...] ud5
6. 1(asz) masz2
7-8. nunuz kad4-[...]{muszen} 1(gesz2) [1(u)] 1(disz)
9. x x x
10. x x x
11. GAR
12. uri{ri} ISZ zu
13. sza3 nam-gu2 se3
14. ki 1(szar2@v)
15. 1(szar2@v) 1(szar2@v)?
16. kiszig2-kiszig2
17. kib-kib
surface e
1. [...]
2. x x [...]
3. |ZI&ZI|#-[...]
4. |ZI&ZI|#-[...]
5. E2-PIRIG-bur3
6. |NINDA2x(ME.GAN2@t)|
7. en-me-kar2
8. en-zi-me-kar2
9. x x x ri-a
10. al#-tar
11. al-tar-ra?-bi-sze3
12. sza3 gu2-bi nam-gi4
13. PAP-PU2-bi
14. PAP-PU2 |(U2.X.ZU?)&(U2.X.ZU)|-bi
15. gesz-bi
16. {gesz}apin erin2# [...]
17. gi-bi
surface f
1. [...] dur# [...]
2. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-ra#
3. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| {gesz}BAD-a
4. szub5-be2
5. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| dur#
6. {gesz}EN GAN2# [...]
7. ki-x
8. ki-x
9. sze-gin2#-[a]
10. za-gin3 duru5#
11. sal-la
12. ur-ur
13. u2-a HI#
14. BA-x
15. hirinx(LAK175) sila3? sar
double ruling
blank space

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Prism
Material: Clay
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Condition Description: Prism, hexagonal, ruled, a hole in the center
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: OIP 11, 042

[Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 11. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.
history: RA 60 (pp. 1-16), 11

[Civil1966-UB8NQWNR] Civil, Miguel, and Robert D. Biggs. 1966. “Notes Sur Des Textes Sumériens Archaïques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 60 (1): 1–16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23283533.
history: JCS 65 (pp. 13-67), 052 + fig 5

[Civil2013JCS65] Civil, Miguel. 2013. “Remarks on AD-GI₄ (A.K.A. ‘Archaic Word List C’ or ‘Tribute’).” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 65 (1): 13–67. https://doi.org/10.5615/jcunestud.65.2013.0013.

(join w/ Ist Ni 01597)
history: ATU 3, p. 25

[Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.
history: MEE 03, p.158ff.

[Pettinato1981MEE3] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1981. Testi Lessicali Monolingui Della Biblioteca L. 2769. Materiali Epigrafici Di Ebla. Vol. 3. Seminario Di Studi Asiatica. Series Maior 3. Napoli: Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 08237 + Ist Ni 01597
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 15:38:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-30 at 10:07:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-30 at 09:55:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-08-28 at 11:47:30	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-05-23 at 09:44:57	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact, Other Entity	Willighagen, Lars		Willighagen, Lars	approved
2024-05-23 at 09:18:52	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact, Other Entity	Willighagen, Lars		Willighagen, Lars	approved
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2016-09-09 at 16:03:20	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	approved
2011-10-13 at 15:50:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-05-26 at 02:07:35	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	approved

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Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000031 (ED Tribute) composite (P499152)	View the score

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“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228051.

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P228051). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228051 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228051 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228051},
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