EEN 304, N 5735 (P229233)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5735

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 Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Left bottom corner of a type II tablet. Obv. blank. Rev. gi#.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1. gesz nimbar-dilmun-na
2. gesz nimbar-al-dar-ra
3. gesz nimbar-al-ku5-da#
4. [...] nimbar# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Left bottom corner of a type II tablet. Obv. blank. Rev. gi#.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229233

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5735
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 304, N 5735

    [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
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 03:00:23 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 Artifact

“EEN 304, N 5735 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229233.
EEN 304, N 5735 artifact entry (No. P229233). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229233 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 304, N 5735 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229233 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 304, {N} 5735 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229233},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 304, N 5735 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229233.
EEN 304, N 5735 artifact entry (No. P229233). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229233 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 304, N 5735 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229233 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 304, {N} 5735 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229233},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229233
LB  - CDLI:P229233
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - EEN 304, N 5735 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229233
ER  - 
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