CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 065 (P228136)

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

N 2381

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Lexical; sign list; 9x13x10x10 lines. Obv. section AB//2, rev. mu# and ur.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1'. masz2# kukku5
2'. masz2# kin-gi4-a
3'. sila4
4'. sila4 kin-gi4-a
5'. sila4# gaba
6'. [sila4] gaba-ri-a
7'. [sila4] igi# duh-a
8'. [sila4] nim
9'. [sila4] u4# buru14#
  1 line traces
column 2
1'. [gu4] kun#
2'. gu4 lu-lu-bu-[um]
3'. gu4 ki-ba gar-[ra]
4'. gu4 gu2-ba [...]
5'. gu4 ab2#
6'. gu4 ab2 hi-a
7'. ab2
8'. ab2-szilamx(|NUN.LAGAR|)
9'. ab2 pesz
10'. ab2 szarx(NE)
11'. ab2 x-e2?
12'. ab2 suhub(|BAR.(3xAN)|)
13'. ab2 akan(|DAG.KISIM5xGA|)
14'. [ab2] u3-[tu]
15'. ab2 nu-u3-tu
16'. ab2 gesz3 zu-zu
17'. ab2 gesz3 nu-zu
18'. ab2 ib2 gig
reverse
column 1
1'. musz# gu2-bi# [...]
2'. musz sza3-bi sig#
3'. musz igi nu-gal2
4'. ur-mah
5'. ur-nig
6'. ur-bar-[...]
7'. ur-[...]
8'. ur-[...]
9'. ur-tur#
10'. ur-[...]
11'. ur-[...]
12'. ur-[...]
column 2
1'. eh#
2'. [...] a
3'. [...]-ga
4'. [...]-du
5'. [...]-da
6'. [...]-sze
7'. [...] nisig
8'. [...]-ur3-ra
9'. nim#
10'. [...]-ra
11'. [...]-mah#
  1 line traces

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
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, right edge, 2 cols
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Lexical; sign list; 9x13x10x10 lines. Obv. section AB//2, rev. mu# and ur.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 2381
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-06-15 at 19:44:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:10:37 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 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 065 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228136.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 065 artifact entry (No. P228136). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228136 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228136 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228136},
}


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