EEN 317, N 5126 (P228375)

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 5126

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Obv. lost, rev. gi#.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1'. gesz sze-du10#
2'. gesz sze-nu
3'. gesz sze-sze
4'. gesz szinig
5'. gesz szinig-dili
6'. gesz szinig-kur-ra
7'. gesz szarx(NE)-sza4#-[...]
8'. gesz MES-szarx(NE)-[...]
9'. gesz lam#
column 2
  about 10 lines traces

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Obv. lost, rev. gi#.)
Language(s)

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P228375

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag; right edge; obv destroyed; 2 cols

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5126
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 573684
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.5126
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228375
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228375

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 317, N 5126

    [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
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 02:16:49 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 Artifact

“EEN 317, N 5126 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228375.
EEN 317, N 5126 artifact entry (No. P228375). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228375 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 317, N 5126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228375 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 317, {N} 5126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228375},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - EEN 317, N 5126 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EEN 317, N 5126 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228375.
EEN 317, N 5126 artifact entry (No. P228375). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228375 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 317, N 5126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228375 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 317, {N} 5126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228375},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228375
LB  - CDLI:P228375
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - EEN 317, N 5126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228375
ER  -
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