N 4577 (P228281)

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 4577

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Lú Lexical; 5x10x5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

obverse
column 1
  1 line missing
2. [sza3-tam-e2]-uzu#
3. [sza3-tam]-e2#-usz#-bar
4. [sza3-tam-e2]-kuruszda?#
  traces of 3 lines
  broken
column 2
1. nig2-zu
2. gal-zu
3. gal-an-zu
4. gal-an-le-esz
5. kindagal
6. kindagal
7. szandana(|GAL#.NI|)
8. tiru#
9. [ra2]-gaba#
10. [sza3-e2]-gal#
  broken
column 3
1. szagan#-[la2]
2. ma#-[an-du-um]
3. ma#-[an-du-um-tur]
4. ma#-[an-du-um-libir-ra]
5. aga#-[us2]
  traces
  broken

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 chip, upper edge, 3 cols
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Lú Lexical; 5x10x5 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 4577
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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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
2008-05-26 at 02:13:34 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 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) View the score
Historiae 22: 18 (P566681) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“N 4577 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228281.
N 4577 artifact entry (No. P228281). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228281 (Original work published 2003)
N 4577 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228281 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {N 4577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228281},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228281
LB  - CDLI:P228281
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - N 4577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228281
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“N 4577 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228281.
N 4577 artifact entry (No. P228281). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228281 (Original work published 2003)
N 4577 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228281 (Accessed: October 30, 2025).
@misc{2023N,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {N 4577 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228281},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228281
LB  - CDLI:P228281
M1  - 2025/10/30/
TI  - N 4577 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228281
ER  -
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