EEN 330, N 5229 (P228419)

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 5229

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) School; list of woods; 2 cols on each side; 11x12x10x11 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
1'. [...] esi#
2'. [...] ha#-lu#-ub2#
3'. [...] sza3#-kal
4'. gesz kin2
5'. [...] kin2#-babbar
6'. [...] kin2#-gi6
7'. [...] gi6
8'. [...] gesztin
9'. gesz gesztin-kir4#
10'. gesz gesztin-ka5#-a
11'. gesz gesztin-[...]-ma#
12'. gesz pesz3#
13'. gesz [...]
column 2
1'. gesz [...]
2'. gesz sze#-[...]
3'. gesz sze-sze#
4'. gesz szinig
5'. gesz szinig-dili
6'. gesz szinig-kur-ra
7'. gesz szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
8'. gesz MES-szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
9'. gesz lam
10'. gesz LAM
11'. gesz u3-suh5#
12'. gesz# u3-suh#-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. gesz u3-suh5-pa-ku5
2. gesz u3-suh5-[...]-de2#-a
3. gesz sze-u3-suh5
4. gesz pa-u3-suh5
5. gesz an-u3-suh5
6. gesz bir-la-e
7. gesz szim-gig
8. gesz# szennur
9. [...] szennur#-kur-ra
10. [...] lam#-gal
11. [...]-tur
12. [...]-nu-um
column 2
1. gesz [...]
2. gesz ildag2-kur#-ra#
3. gesz ildag2-bur
4. gesz ildag2-szita3-na
5. gesz kur-ra
6. gesz ab-ba
7. gesz ab-ba-me-luh-ha
8. gesz gi6-par4
9. gesz ma-[...]
10. gesz [...]
11. gesz [...]

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; up edge and low right corner broken;
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) School; list of woods; 2 cols on each side; 11x12x10x11 lines)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 330, N 5229

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

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  • Museum No.: N 5229
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  • 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
2008-05-26 at 02:19:07 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 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“EEN 330, N 5229 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228419.
EEN 330, N 5229 artifact entry (No. P228419). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228419 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 330, N 5229 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228419 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 330, {N} 5229 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228419},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228419},
}


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