MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 (P228785)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-587

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Ni forerunner Hh XIII; 15x13x10x? lines. Both sides udu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  1 line missing
2. [udu] sag-ga2 du11-ga
3. [udu] zi-il-qum
4. [udu] te#-er-zum
5. [udu] BALAG-ma
6. [udu] sa10-ma
7. [udu] szakanka
8. [udu] siskur2-re
9. [udu] szud3-de3
10. udu esz3-esz3
reverse
column 1
1'. udu [...]
2'. udu [...]
3'. udu [...]
4'. udu gir2#-[...]
5'. udu zulumhi(|SIK2.SUD|)#
6'. udu [...]
7'. udu gaba-[ri-a]
8'. udu igi duh-[a]
9'. udu ur2-ri#-[a]
10'. udu za3 ur2#-[...]
11'. udu bala x [...]
12'. udu ri-ri#-[a]
13'. udu si-si-[ga]
column 2
  1 line traces
2'. udu kuruszda
3'. udu gesz-zux(MI)
4'. udu su3-ga
5'. udu ki-bi gar-ra
6'. udu gu2-ba gar-ra
7'. udu szu szum-ma
8'. udu szu-szum2-ma
9'. udu szu-du8-a
10'. udu szu sag-ga2 du11-ga
11'. udu zi-il-qum
12'. udu te-er-zum
13'. udu BALAG-ma
14'. udu sa10-ma
15'. udu szakanka(|KI.LAM|)
16'. udu siskur2-re

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Ni forerunner Hh XIII; 15x13x10x? lines. Both sides udu.)
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 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) Q000001 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P228785

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, lower left corner, 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 UM 29-16-587
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 567290
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.29-16-587
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228785
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228785

References

  • primary: MSL 8/1, 081 V13, V15

    [Landsberger1960MSL8/1] Landsberger, Benno. 1960. The Fauna of Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 1). Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:14:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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 02:33:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228785.
MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 artifact entry (No. P228785). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228785 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228785 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSL 08/1, 081 {V13}, {V15} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228785},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228785.
MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 artifact entry (No. P228785). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228785 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228785 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSL 08/1, 081 {V13}, {V15} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228785},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P228785
LB  - CDLI:P228785
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - MSL 08/1, 081 V13, V15 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228785
ER  -
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