AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 (P228361)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5063

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (lexical: Forerunner to Hh III; Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: Not preserved; 3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1. gesz pa#-nimbar
2. gesz pa-ku5-nimbar

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (lexical: Forerunner to Hh III; Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: Not preserved; 3 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P228361

Physical information

lentil

Artifact type Tablet
lentil
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Disc frag

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5063
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 573633
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.5063
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228361
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228361

References

  • primary: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 033, N 5063

    [Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

  • history: Veldhuis EEN, p. 327

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:05:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:50:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:26:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2008-05-26 at 02:16:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228361.
AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 artifact entry (No. P228361). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228361 (Original work published 2003)
AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228361 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {AfO 29/30, 033, {N} 5063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228361},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228361.
AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 artifact entry (No. P228361). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228361 (Original work published 2003)
AfO 29/30, 033, N 5063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228361 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {AfO 29/30, 033, {N} 5063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228361},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228361},
}


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