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

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Text

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: Tablet frag, right edge, 2 cols
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Text Information

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

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Identifiers

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

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2015-06-15 at 19:44:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 02:10:37	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (570929) (570929)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2381) (N.2381)
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P228136) (P228136)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P228136) (P228136)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	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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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: February 16, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228136},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228136},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228136
LB  - CDLI:P228136
M1  - 2026/2/16/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228136
ER  -