EEN 306, CBS 12652 (P229242)

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

CBS 12652

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) Middle fragment.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1'. [...] ab#-ba#-[...]
2'. [...] gi6-[...]
3'. [...] ma-[...]
4'. gesz# ma-nu-szu-a-AK#
5'. gesz# ma-nu-gibil-AK
6'. [...] ur2#-ma
7'. [...]-da

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Middle fragment.)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229242

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 CBS 12652
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 586360
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.12652
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229242
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229242

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 306, CBS 12652

    [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 03:01:06 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

“EEN 306, CBS 12652 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229242.
EEN 306, CBS 12652 artifact entry (No. P229242). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229242 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 306, CBS 12652 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229242 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 306, {CBS} 12652 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229242
LB  - CDLI:P229242
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - EEN 306, CBS 12652 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229242
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EEN 306, CBS 12652 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229242.
EEN 306, CBS 12652 artifact entry (No. P229242). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229242 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 306, CBS 12652 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229242 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 306, {CBS} 12652 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229242},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229242
LB  - CDLI:P229242
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - EEN 306, CBS 12652 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229242
ER  -
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