MSL 05, 124 (P229153)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058626

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: list of PN's (unidentified/general) Joins CBS 6416 (SLT 158)? See Landsberger MSL 5, 123.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1'. [...]-li#-[...]
2'. [...] ki#-ta-nimbar
3'. [...]-ta-zu2-lum ri-ri-nimbar
4'. gesz nig2-ki-la2-nimbar
5'. gesz pesz-nimbar
6'. gesz pesz-murgu-nimbar
7'. gesz pesz-ban3-da-zi-nimbar
8'. gesz asal2

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: list of PN's (unidentified/general) Joins CBS 6416 (SLT 158)? See Landsberger MSL 5, 123.)
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 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229153

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0693
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 058626
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229153
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229153

References

  • primary: MSL 5, 124

    [Landsberger1957MSL5] Landsberger, Benno. 1957. The Series HAR-Ra Hubullu. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 5.

  • history: Veldhuis EEN, p. 310

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:23:40 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
2008-05-26 at 02:50:41 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 05, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229153.
MSL 05, 124 artifact entry (No. P229153). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229153 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 05, 124 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229153 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSL 05, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229153},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229153
LB  - CDLI:P229153
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MSL 05, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229153
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“MSL 05, 124 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229153.
MSL 05, 124 artifact entry (No. P229153). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229153 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 05, 124 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229153 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024MSL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {MSL 05, 124 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229153},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229153
LB  - CDLI:P229153
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - MSL 05, 124 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229153
ER  -
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