UM 55-21-353 (P228946)

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 55-21-353

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Forerunner Hh XVIII; 6x4 lines; 4.8x6.0cm Birds.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  CM 22 Plate 10 Ni III-01 = UM 55-21-353 (3N-T600)
tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [inim]-bala#-bala#[{muszen}]
2'. [...]-ra{muszen#}
3'. sipa#{muszen}
4'. LU{muszen#}
5'. sze21#[{muszen}]
reverse
column 1
1'. gi6#{muszen}
2'. buru5{muszen#}
3'. buru5 hur{muszen}
4'. buru5 nita{muszen}
5'. buru5# gi-zi{muszen}
6'. [buru5] kar#-<kid>{muszen}
7'. [buru5 ugu]-du3{muszen}

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Forerunner Hh XVIII; 6x4 lines; 4.8x6.0cm Birds.)
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/P228946

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0600
Findspot
Nippur, OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI, 2
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 55-21-353
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 567921
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.55-21-353
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P228946
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P228946

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 02:38:39 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

“UM 55-21-353 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228946.
UM 55-21-353 artifact entry (No. P228946). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228946 (Original work published 2003)
UM 55-21-353 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228946 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {UM 55-21-353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228946},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“UM 55-21-353 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228946.
UM 55-21-353 artifact entry (No. P228946). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228946 (Original work published 2003)
UM 55-21-353 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228946 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {UM 55-21-353 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P228946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228946},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P228946
LB  - CDLI:P228946
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - UM 55-21-353 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P228946
ER  -
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