MSL 10, 120 I (P228854)

Lexical prism 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 55-21-407

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19) Forerunner Hh XVII; 6.3x5x4.2)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a1
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-tu
2'. [...]-tu
3'. [...]-bar
4'. [...]-naga
5'. [...]-musz
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. {na4}nuz babbar
2'. {na4}nuz kukku5
3'. {na4}iszkila#
4'. {na4}iszkila a-ab-ba
5'. {na4#}[...]
  rest broken
surface a2
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. na4# [x] ma#-na#
2'. na4# [x] ma#-na
3'. na4# [x ma]-na#
4'. na4# [...]
5'. na4# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. {u2}nig2-ama-ni
2'. {u2}nig2-u2-rum
3'. {u2}{d}iszkur
4'. {u2}szakir3-ra
5'. {u2}{d}dim3-me
6'. [{u2}]KA#-musz# x KA
7'. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. hi-iz# [...{sar}]
2'. lu!-ub2#[{sar}]
3'. lu-ub2!(DIB)[...{sar}]
4'. gan2-sze{sar}
5'. gesz-masz#[{sar}]
6'. gesz#-[masz-gurum{sar}]
  rest broken
surface a3
  broken
surface a4
  broken
surface b1
  broken
surface b2
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19) Forerunner Hh XVII; 6.3x5x4.2)
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 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) Q000041 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P228854

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Prism frag, 4 sided

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0911p
Findspot
Nippur, OI/UM: TA 205, level XI 2
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 55-21-407
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 561285
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.55-21-407
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228854
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228854

References

  • primary: MSL 10, 120 I

    [Landsberger1970MSL10] Reiner, Erica, and Benno Landsberger. 1970. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Tablets XVI, XVII, XIX and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 10. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:21:20 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
2018-01-09 at 20:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:36:06 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 10, 120 I Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228854.
MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry (No. P228854). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228854 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228854 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSL 10, 120 {I} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228854},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MSL 10, 120 I Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P228854.
MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry (No. P228854). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228854 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228854 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSL 10, 120 {I} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P228854
LB  - CDLI:P228854
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228854
ER  -
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