MSL 12, 032 C3 (P228858)

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 55-21-417

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Lú Proto-Lu; 4.2x5.2x1.9. Excavno 3N-T920g acc. to MSL.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse?
  traces
2'. [x] az?#
3'. {kusz}ra#-am-x-la2
4'. [kusz] sza# szi-bi-ir-ri-la2
5'. {kusz}|HIxASZ2|#-la2

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Lú Proto-Lu; 4.2x5.2x1.9. Excavno 3N-T920g acc. to MSL.)
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 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) Q000047 View the score
Historiae 22: 18 (P566681) Q000047 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P228858

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
Tablet, rev destroyed

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0920q
Findspot
Nippur, OI/UM: TA 191, level X 4
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 55-21-417
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 561295
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.55-21-417
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228858
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228858

References

  • primary: MSL 12, 032 C3

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 02:36:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 12, 032 C3 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228858.
MSL 12, 032 C3 artifact entry (No. P228858). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228858 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 032 C3 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228858 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 12, 032 {C3} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228858},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228858
LB  - CDLI:P228858
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSL 12, 032 C3 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 12, 032 C3 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228858.
MSL 12, 032 C3 artifact entry (No. P228858). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228858 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 12, 032 C3 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228858 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 12, 032 {C3} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228858},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228858
LB  - CDLI:P228858
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - MSL 12, 032 C3 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228858
ER  -
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