OIP 011, 201 (P229085)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06398 + CBS 06522 + N 6997

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, Seems to have contained only part of OB Hh2, or continued into tablet 3.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

  CBS 6522 = MSL 07: 230 = V5 = SLT 201
tablet
obverse
column 1
  n lines missing
1. {zabar(|[UD].KA#.[BAR]|)#}[{dug}]mud3
2. {zabar(|UD#.KA.BAR|)#}ma2-gur8
3. zabar(|UD#.KA.BAR|)#-hi-a
4. [sza-u19]-sza#{zabar}
  1 line traces
6. [szu-IM-ba]{zabar(|[UD].KA#.[BAR]|)#}
7. [am-ma-am]{zabar(|UD#.KA.BAR|)#}
8. [an-za-am]{zabar(|UD#.KA.BAR|)#}
9. [ub3]{zabar(|[UD].KA.BAR|)#}
  rest of column broken
column 2
  n lines missing
1. [bulug {gesz}]gigir{zabar(|UD.KA#.[BAR]|)#}
2. [ir]{zabar(|UD.KA.BAR#|)#}
3. nun{zabar}
4. dim{zabar}
5. szem5{zabar}
6. me-ze2{zabar}
7. li#-li-esz3{zabar}
8. gir2#{zabar(|UD#.KA#.BAR#|)#}
9. gir2 szu-i{zabar(|UD.KA#.BAR|)#}
10. gir2 aszgab!{zabar}
11. gir2 ur3-ra{zabar}
12. [gir2 gu4]-gaz#{zabar}
13. [tu-di-tum]{zabar(|UD#.KA.[BAR]|)#}
  rest of column broken
column 3
  n lines missing
1. har# [giri3{zabar}]
2. har gal[{zabar}]
3. har ib2#-[ba2{zabar}]
4. ku3-[babbar]
5. ku3-babbar [kal-ga]
6. ku3#-babbar# [a-gar5]
7. ku3-babbar# [u3-tu]
8. ku3-[babbar kuru7-ak]
9. ku3#-[babbar pa3-ra2]
  rest of column broken
reverse
column 1
  n lines missing
1. ku3-[...]
  rest of column broken
column 2
  n lines missing
1. [nig2]-gesztu2(|GISZ#.TUG2.PI|)# ku3-sig17
2. bi2#-za-za ku3-sig17
3. {d}udug ku3-sig17
4. gurun ku3-sig17
5. en3#-dur ku3-sig17
  1 line traces
  rest of column 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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, Seems to have contained only part of OB Hh2, or continued into tablet 3.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 06398 + CBS 06522 + N 6997
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2008-05-26 at 02:45:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Peterson email 18.11.14Peterson email 18.11.14

Cite this Artifact
“OIP 011, 201 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229085.
OIP 011, 201 artifact entry (No. P229085). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229085 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 201 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229085 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229085},
}


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