MSL 07, 179, V23 (P229055)

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

N 6197

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12) School; list of GI, ForeHhVIII-IX; (Obv)(i)11x(ii)10 lines (MSL 7 consideres as Rev., therefore (Rev)(i)10x(ii)11))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  N 6197 = MSL 07: 179 = V23
tablet
  obverse broken
reverse
column 1
1. {gi}hal
2. {gi}hal-zi-ig
3. [{gi}]hal ku6
4. [{gi}]hal muszen
5. {gi}hal uzu
6. gi-ha-an
7. gi-ha-an sag10
8. {gi}{{kun}}-gum2-gum2
9. {gi}nig2-esir2-ra
10. {gi#}nig2-kusz# [si-ga]
  rest of column broken
column 2
1. [gi] kal#
2. [{gi}]al#-PI#-na
3. [gi pa3-pa3]-ra2#
4. [gi sza5]-sza5
5. [{gi}]a-ak
6. {gi#}szu-a-ak
7. {gi}DI-A-ak
8. {gi}a-da-gir5
9. {gi}a-gir5-gir5
10. gi gal-gal
11. gi# tur#-tur#
  rest of column broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12) School; list of GI, ForeHhVIII-IX; (Obv)(i)11x(ii)10 lines (MSL 7 consideres as Rev., therefore (Rev)(i)10x(ii)11)) School text
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 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270) Q000040 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229055

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet fragment

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 6197
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 574993
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.6197
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229055
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229055

References

  • primary: MSL 7, 179, V23

    [Civil1959MSL7] Reiner, Erica, and Miguel Civil. 1959. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Tablets VIII-XII. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 7. 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 02:41:19 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 07, 179, V23 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229055.
MSL 07, 179, V23 artifact entry (No. P229055). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229055 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 07, 179, V23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229055 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 07, 179, {V23} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229055
LB  - CDLI:P229055
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MSL 07, 179, V23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229055
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 07, 179, V23 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229055.
MSL 07, 179, V23 artifact entry (No. P229055). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229055 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 07, 179, V23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229055 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 07, 179, {V23} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229055},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229055
LB  - CDLI:P229055
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - MSL 07, 179, V23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229055
ER  -
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