EEN 293, N 6766+ (P229261)

Lexical prism 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 6766 + N 6960

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Small fragment of a 6(?) sided prism, which contained gi# I and II. Two columns per side. Fragments of first and last side preserved. Copy N.V. For col XI see Ni II-075 and Ni II-076 ; MSL VI, 154. Bad photographs.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

face a
column 1
1'. [...] ildag2#-[...]
2'. gesz kur#-[...]
3'. gesz ab#-[...]
4'. gesz#
5'. gesz#
face f
column 1
1'. [...]-TAR-X
2'. [...] NIM#-ma
3'. [...]-sa#-a
4'. [...]-di
5'. [...]-a
6'. [...]-kar2
7'. [...] ebir
8'. [...]-a
column 2
1'. [...]-X
2'. gesz ur2#
3'. gesz du10-ba
4'. gesz szu
5'. gesz gu2
6'. gesz an-ti-bala-gu7#-a
7'. gesz dur
8'. gesz dur-si
9'. gesz dur-pisz-pisz
10'. gesz# alam#
11'. gesz# [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Small fragment of a 6(?) sided prism, which contained gi# I and II. Two columns per side. Fragments of first and last side preserved. Copy N.V. For col XI see Ni II-075 and Ni II-076 ; MSL VI, 154. Bad photographs.)
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/P229261

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
prism fragment

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 6766 + N 6960
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 576612 + 576611
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.6766 + N.6960
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229261
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229261

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 293, N 6766+

    [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 03:03:29 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 293, N 6766+ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229261.
EEN 293, N 6766+ artifact entry (No. P229261). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229261 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 293, N 6766+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229261 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 293, {N} 6766+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229261},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 293, N 6766+ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229261.
EEN 293, N 6766+ artifact entry (No. P229261). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229261 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 293, N 6766+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229261 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 293, {N} 6766+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229261},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229261
LB  - CDLI:P229261
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - EEN 293, N 6766+ artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229261
ER  -
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