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UM 29-15-518 (P228647)

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

UM 29-15-518

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, School exercise; Forerunner Hh XVIII-IX; 8x6 lines. Civil differently.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

UM 29-15-518
tablet
obverse
1. [gi]-ha-an
2. gi-ha-an siki#
3. {gi}gum2#-gum2#-szu2-[a]
4. {gi}nig2-esir2#-ra
5. {gi}nig2-kusz si-ga
6. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)#
7. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)(|A.LAGABxA#|)# pisan#
8. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)(|A.LAGABxA#|)# zu2#-lum#
reverse
1. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|)(|A.LAGABxA#|)# lu2-[...]
2. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|) [pe-el-la2]
3. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|) igi-du8-a#
4. {gi}buginx(|A.LAGABxA|) {u2}bur2
5. {gi}ba-an-du
6. en-[...]-szi-ti

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, School exercise; Forerunner Hh XVIII-IX; 8x6 lines. Civil differently.)
This text is a school text.
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 29-15-518
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2008-05-26 at 02:28:28	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

Penn Museum (566225) (566225)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-518) (UM.29-15-518)
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P228647) (P228647)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P228647) (P228647)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“UM 29-15-518 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228647.

UM 29-15-518 artifact entry (No. P228647). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228647 (Original work published 2003)

UM 29-15-518 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228647 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {UM 29-15-518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228647},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“UM 29-15-518 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228647.

UM 29-15-518 artifact entry (No. P228647). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228647 (Original work published 2003)

UM 29-15-518 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228647 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {UM 29-15-518 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228647},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228647
LB  - CDLI:P228647
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - UM 29-15-518 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228647
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