MSL 12, 028 B (P228845)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30188 + UM 55-21-363 + UM 55-21-366 + UM 55-21-367 + UM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Lú; Rev: OB Lú OB Proto-Lu; 18 lines; 8.8x6.7;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Text

object prism
surface a1
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [dumu-e2]-gal
2'. [lugal-ra-us2]-sa
3'. [szar2-ra-ab]-du
4'. [esz3-a-ab]-du
5'. [szu]-i
6'. [szu-i] lugal
7'. [szu-i sag]-ga2#-na#
rest broken
column 3
1. [...]
2. [lu2 ur3]-ra#
3. [lu2] lunga#
4. {lu2}{kasz}kurun2#-na#
5. [munus] {lu2}{kasz}kurun2-na#
6. ukur2#
7. szagan#-la2
8. ma#-an-du-um
9. ma-an-du-um-tur
10. ma-an-du-um-libir-ra
11. aga#-us2
12. [aga]-us2# sag-ga2-na#
13. [aga-us2] lugal
14. [aga-us2 nam]-dumu#-na
15. [...]
16. [...] x
17. [...] x
18. [...] x
n lines broken
19'. i3#-[...]
20'. i3-[...]
21'. i3-[...]
22'. i3-[...]
23'. i3-[...]
24'. i3#-[...]
surface a2
column 1
1. [...]
2. ugula [...]
3. ugula e2#-guruszda#
4. ugula e2-eresz-a
5. ugula e2-uruda
6. ugula gesz-kin-ti
7. ugula na-kam-tum
8. ugula zi-ik-ru-um
9. ugula dag-si-ru-um
10. ugula dag-gi4-a
11. ugula kesz2-da
12. ugula ug3-il2
13. u2-tul2
14. udul4
15. udul9
16. zilulu#
17. zilulu-szu-hal-zi#-zi#
18. garza2#
19. garza#
20. biluda#
21. |PA.AN|#
22. [ugula]-li#-mu#-um#
23. [ugula]-me#-at#
24. [ugula]-nam#-[...]
rest broken
column 2
1. [...] x
2. [...] x
3. [...] x
4. x-ba
5. [...]-ti?
or bal#?-[...]
6. [...] x
7. [...]
8. [...] x
9. gudu4#-[abzu?]
10. gudu4#-su6#-la2#
11. gudu4#-zi-ni-sze3#-ku4#-[ra]
12. gudu4#-bala#-[a]
13. iszib
14. iszib-ki-gal#-la
15. luhszu
16. luhszu-kisal-luh
17. susbu
18. szita!(SILA3)-esz3-a
19. lu2-mah
20. bar-szu-gal2
21. eresz#-dingir#-nin-urta
22. a#?-tu
23. [a]-tu
24. lal3#-e#-sza3#-ga
25. egi2#-zi
26. egi2#-[zi]-an-na
27. eresz-[dingir]
28. eresz#-[...]
29. zirru#
column 3
beginning broken
1'. gurusz#?-[...]
2'. sag#?-[us2?]
3'. sag-[...]
4'. sag-[...]
5'. kisal-[luh]
6'. munus kisal#-[luh]
7'. [ama]
8'. ama-[...]
9'. ama-[...]
10'. ama-[...]
11'. ama-[...]
12'. ama-[...]
13'. ama-[...]
14'. ama-[...]
15'. ama#-[...]
rest broken
surface a3
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [bur]-sag#
2'. [bur]-gi4#
3'. [DIN]-gi4#
4'. [...] TAK4
5'. [x]-ta-TAK4
6'. [x] |IM.TAK4|
7'. [x] |IM.TAK4|
8'. [x] |IM.TAK4|
9'. [x]-il2
10'. [x]-il2
11'. [x]-il2#
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. x-[...]
2'. en3-[du-x]
3'. en3-[du-x]
4'. en3-[du-x]
5'. en3#-[du-x]
6'. en3#-[du-x]
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [si]-ga#
2'. [SI]-ak
3'. [...] ur5
4'. [ur5]-sza4
5'. akkil#
6'. [za]-pa#-ag2
7'. [gesz]-gu3#-di
8'. [gesz]-du3-a
9'. gesz#-szu-kar2
10'. gu2#-sa-la2
11'. nar
12'. nar#-gal
13'. nar#-igi-suhur-[la2]
14'. nar#-igi-lugal
15'. nar#-inim#-bal#-bal#
16'. [nar-gu3]-du10-ga
17'. [nar]-gu3#-nu-du10-ga
18'. [nar]-ze2-za
19'. [nar]-hal-la-tusz-a
20'. nar#-esz3-a
21'. musz#-lah5
22'. [musz]-lah5#-gal
23'. gala#
rest broken
surface a4
column 1
beginning broken
1'. alan#-dim2-dim2#
2'. pan#-dim2-dim2
3'. aszgab
4'. aszgab-gal
5'. ma2-lah5
6'. ma2-lah5-gal
7'. ma2-gal-gal
8'. ma2-gin2
9'. i3-ra2-ra2#
10'. szim-mu2#
11'. szim-mu2#
12'. munu4-mu2
13'. ku3#-gal2#
14'. ku3#-la2
15'. ma-na-la2#
16'. dam#-[gar3]
17'. ga-[esz8]
18'. gab2#-[gi-x]
19'. x-[...]
20'. gaszam#?
21'. da#?-[...]
22'. szidim#
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. kar#-[...]
2'. kar-x [...]
3'. kar-[nigin2]
4'. e-[nigin2]
5'. pa5-nigin2#
6'. |IGI.DIB|# a-gar3-nigin2
7'. {%a la#-sa#-mu-um}|TE.A|
8'. {%a e-t,e4-rum}|TE.A|
9'. {%a ne-ru-bu-um}|TE.A|
10'. {%a szi-bu-um}|TE.A|
11'. {%a a-bu-um}|TE.A|
12'. {%a e#-ke#-mu-um}|TE.A|
13'. [...] |TE.A|
14'. [...] |TE.A|#
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x-[...]
2'. si-[ga]
3'. kal#-[ga]
4'. ur#-[sag]
5'. sag#-[KAL]
6'. |IGI.DU|#
7'. banda3[{+da}]
8'. banda3[{+da}]
9'. banda3#[{+da}]
rest broken
surface b1
blank space
surface b2
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)

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Artifact type: Prism
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Lú; Rev: OB Lú OB Proto-Lu; 18 lines; 8.8x6.7;)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MSL 12, 028 B

[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.
history: MSL 12, 028 B (published as 55-21-362)

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A30188 + UM 55-21-363 + UM 55-21-366 + UM 55-21-367 + UM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: 3N-T0260 + 3N-T0641 + 3N-T0648 + 3N-T0652 + 3N-T0915cc
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Nippur, OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 2

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

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
2018-01-09 at 20:37:57	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2013-07-07 at 13:17:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2008-05-26 at 02:35:48	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

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702)	View the score

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P228845 leadP228845 lead

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“MSL 12, 028 B Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228845.

MSL 12, 028 B artifact entry (No. P228845). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228845 (Original work published 2003)

MSL 12, 028 B artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228845 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).

@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 12, 028 {B} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228845},
}

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