MSL 12, 030 J' (P228443)

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 5343 + N 5361 + N 5691

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: list of PN's (unidentified/general); Rev: OB Lú School; rev: OB Proto-Lu; 26x25x22x17 lines. Obv. almost completely erased.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

obverse
  (traces)
reverse
column 1
  start of col.
1. |TUR.USZ|
2. bungu
3. ga-ti-gu7-gu7
4. |HIxASZ2|-ra-tu-da
5. henzir
6. henzir
7. nita2
8. munus
9. ARAD2#
10. geme2#
11. gu2#-bi-|UDxU+U+U|?-ba
  gu2#-bi2!-ba?
12. gu2-bi2-gul-gul
13. gal4-la
14. gal4-la
15. siki gal4-la
16. pe-en-ze2-en
17. sag-geme2-aradx(|(ARADxKUR)xKUR|)?
18. giri3-se3-ga
19. emeda(|UM+ME|)
20. emeda-gal
21. emeda{da}-la2
22. sal-la
23. u2-sal
24. u2-sal
25. szu#-sal
26. [szu]-sal#
  broken
column 2
1. sag-|HIxASZ2|
2. ama-erin2-na
3. im-ri-a
4. za3-bar
5. ildu2
6. um-ma
7. um-ma
8. um-ma-gal
9. ab-ba
10. ab-ba
11. ab-ba-iri
12. szu-gi4
13. a#-a
14. [a-a]-a
15. ad#-da
16. ad#-ad-da
17. pa#-bil2#-gi
18. bil3(|GISZ#.NE@s|)
19. ad-gi4-gi4
20. sza3-kusz2#-u3
21. SAG-ga2
22. sag-ga2-ga2#
23. sag szum2#-mu#
24. inim-szar2-[szar2]
25. ba-[an-gi4]
  broken
column 3
1. nimgir-usz-bar#
2. nimgir-mar-tu
3. ha-za-nu-um
4. szagina
5. szagina-erin2
6. szagina-erin2-sa-gi4-a
7. szagina-mar-tu
8. szagina-e2-gal
9. szagina-ka2-e2-gal
10. nu-banda3
11. nu-banda3-gu4
12. sza3-gu4
13. sza3#-gu4#-zi#-ga#
14. a2#-[gu4]
15. gu4-DU-us2#
16. gu4-da-ri-a
17. gu4-a-na-an-DU
18. lu2-numun-gar
19. lu2-lag-ri-ri-ga
20. engar
21. engar-mah
22. engar-su7
23. engar-sze-gesz-i3
24. uru4#{ru}-a
25. apin#-la2
  broken
column 4
1. [ab-sin2]-gilim#-ba
2. [ab]-sin2#-szibir
3. [ab]-sin2#-dur-tag
4. [ab]-sin2#-ku5-da
5. ab#-ki-iz
6. GAN2-ku5-da
7. lu#-gu2
8. dur#-bala
9. dur#-a-ab-ir
10. [x]-a#-ab-ir-x-(x)
11. x
  broken
  traces
2'. [sipa-gu4]-ab2#
3'. [sipa-gu4]-ab2#-hi-a
4'. [sipa]-udu
5'. [sipa]-nim
6'. [sipa]-ansze
7'. [sipa]-ud5#
8'. [sipa-ud5]-gi4
9'. [KA]-HAL#
  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
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag; 4 cols; obv mostly erased
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: list of PN's (unidentified/general); Rev: OB Lú School; rev: OB Proto-Lu; 26x25x22x17 lines. Obv. almost completely erased.)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: MSL 12, 030 J'

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 5343 + N 5361 + N 5691
  • 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
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2016-06-16 at 08:21:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:20:15 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

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

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: -
CDLI Notes:

P228443 leadP228443 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MSL 12, 030 J’ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228443.
MSL 12, 030 J’ artifact entry (No. P228443). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228443 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 030 J’ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228443 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 12, 030 {J}' artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228443},
}


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