EEN 294, N 1361+ (P229262)

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 1361 + N 5907 + N 5912 + N 5957 + N 6035 + N 6053 + N 6089 + HS 1823 (+) N 4098 N 6011 ( +) N 5134 (+) N 5405 (+) N 6087 (+?) N 5768

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: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1'. gesz#
2'. gesz gi6
3'. gesz gesztin
4'. gesz gesztin-kir4
5'. gesz gesztin-ka5-a
6'. gesz gesztin-gam-ma
7'. gesz pesz3
8'. gesz haszhur
9'. gesz haszhur-kur#
10'. gesz sze-du10
11'. gesz sze-nu
12'. gesz sze-sze
13'. [...] szinig
14'. [...] szinig#-dili
15'. [...] szinig#-kur
16'. [...] szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
17'. [...]-szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
18'. [...] lam
19'. [...] LAM
20'. [...]-suh5
21'. [...]-suh5
23'. [...]-GAM-la-e
  fragment B
24'. gesz szim-gig
  fragment B
25'. gesz szennur
  fragment B
26'. gesz lam-gal#
  fragment B
27'. gesz lam-[...]
  fragment B
column 2
1. gesz# ildag2-kur
2. gesz# ildag2-szita3-na
3. gesz# kur-ra
4. [...] ab-ba
5. [...] ab#-ba-me-luh-ha
6. [...] gi6#-[...]
7. [...] ma-nu
8. [...] ma-nu-szu-a-AK
9. [...] ma-nu-gibil2-a-AK
10. [...]-ur2-ma
11. [...] KID-da
12. [...] KID#-da
13. gesz# KID#-da-zil-la2
14. gesz mes#
15. gesz mes-ma2-gan#-na#
16. gesz mes-me-luh-ha
17. gesz erin
18. gesz szu-ur2-min3
19. gesz za-ba-lum
20. gesz e-lam-kum
21. gesz gi-ri2-lum
22. gesz gi-rim
23. gesz zi-ir-dum
24. gesz ur-nu-um
25. gesz U2?-ru#-[...]
26. gesz [...]
27. gesz#
column 3
1. gesz# nimbar#-[...]
2. gesz nimbar-al#-[...]
3. gesz nimbar-sig7-sig7-al#-szeg6-ga2
4. gesz sza3-nimbar
5. gesz suhur#-[...]
6. gesz ama-nimbar
7. gesz TUG2-{gesz}kiri6-nimbar
8. gesz pa-nimbar
9. gesz pa-ku5#-[...]
10. gesz dalla2-[...]
11. gesz mud-[...]
12. gesz ze2-na#-[...]
13. gesz zu2-nimbar
14. gesz TUG2?#-nimbar
15. gesz# pi-el-la2-nimbar
16. [...] u2-luh-nimbar
17. gesz# [...]-li-nimbar
18. gesz [...]-na#-nimbar
19. gesz [...]-ta#-nimbar
20. gesz sza3#-ta#-zu2-lum ri-ri-ge-nimbar
21. gesz [...]-ki#-luh-nimbar
22. gesz [...]-ga2-sa6-ge-nimbar
23. gesz# pesz-nimbar
24. [...] pesz-murgu-nimbar
25. [...] pesz-banda3-zi-nimbar
26. [...] asal2#
column 4
1'. gesz# szu-KAL#
2'. gesz szu-EREN
3'. gesz szi-ig-dum
4'. gesz zar-si
5'. gesz mu-TUM-da
6'. gesz# gi-zu2-lum#-[...]
7'. [...] BU-zu2-lum#-[...]
8'. [...] dili#-bu-[...]
10'. gesz [...]
11'. gesz [...]
12'. gesz masz-[...]
13'. gesz guru5-[...]
14'. gesz sag-[...]
15'. gesz#
16'. gesz [...]
17'. gesz [...]
18'. gesz [...]
19'. gesz [...]-AB#
20'. gesz [...]-luh
21'. gesz pa#-ku5
22'. gesz [...]-lum
23'. gesz NI#?-gu2
24'. gesz dub-dub
25'. [...] GAN
26'. [...] {d}ha-ia3
27'. [...] dub-dim2#
28'. [...] szumun-gi4
29'. [...] ti-bala
30'. [...] SZID-ma
31'. [...] tun3
  traces
reverse
column 1
1'. [...] szu2#-[...]
2'. [...] szu2-a-[...]
3'. gesz# szu2-a-nig2-[...]
4'. gesz# giri3-[...]
5'. [...] giri3#-gub#-[...]
  missing
14'. gesz nu2-[...]
15'. gesz nu2-ur4#-[...]
16'. gesz za3-an-[...]
17'. gesz bar-si#-[...]
18'. gesz BAD-[...]
19'. gesz sag#-[...]
20'. gesz di5-[...]
21'. gesz i-[...]
22'. gesz [...]
23'. gesz [...]
column 2
1'. gesz [...]
  fragment C
2'. gesz SZU-[...]
  fragment C
3'. gesz eme#-[...]
  fragment C
4'. gesz mi-[...]
  fragment C
5'. gesz mi-ri2#-[...]
  fragment C
6'. gesz [...]
  fragment C
  traces of 1 line
  traces of 1 line
  traces of 1 line
13'. [...]-ma2#-u5
14'. [...] ma2#-da-la2
15'. [...] ma2#-szu-pesz
16'. [...] ma2#-pesz-pesz
17'. [...] ma2#-la-gi4
18'. [...]-ma2#-ma2-ri2
19'. [...]-ma2#-su!-a
column 3
1'. [...]-ma2
  fragment C
2'. [...]-ma2
  fragment C
3'. [...]-ma2
  fragment C
4'. [...]-ma2
  fragment C
5'. [...]-ma2#
  fragment C
9'. gesz# ma2#-addir?#
10'. gesz ma2-du3#
11'. gesz bala-ma2-du3
12'. gesz usz2-ma2-du3
13'. gesz# durgul-[...]
14'. [...]-x#-ma2#-[...]
column 4
1. gesz [...]
  fragment D
2. gesz gag-[...]
  fragment D
3. gesz kab-bar
  fragment D
4. gesz [...]
  fragment D
5. gesz e2-[...]
  fragment D
6. gesz e2-usan3#-[...]
  fragment D
7. gesz SUM-KI-A-[...]
  fragment D
8. gesz kun#-[...]
  fragment D
13'. gesz x [...]
14'. gesz sag-dur2#-gigir#
15'. gesz giri3-gub-gigir
16'. gesz mud#-gigir#
17'. gesz gag-mud-gigir#
18'. gesz szudul4-gigir#
19'. gesz gag-szudul4-[...]
20'. gesz umbin-[...]
21'. gesz gag-umbin-[...]
22'. gesz si-ASZ2-[...]
23'. gesz x-gaba-[...]
24'. gesz gaba#-[...]-gigir#
25'. gesz usan3#
26'. gesz [...] usan3#
27'. gesz [...]
28'. gesz [...]
29'. gesz [...]
30'. gesz#
31'. [...]-bar#
32'. [...] szid#-du3-a-[...]
33'. [...] mar#-gid2-da#
34'. [isz gu]-za-mar-gid2-da
35'. [...]-ra#-mar-gid2-da
36'. [...]-mar-gid2-da
column 5
1. [...]-da
  fragment D
2. [...]-gid2-da
  fragment D
3. [...]-mar#-gid2-da
  fragment D
4. [...]-mar-gid2-da
  fragment D
9''. [...] mar#-gid2#-[...]
10''. [...] sakar#-mar-gid2-da
11''. [...]-ha#-ru-um [...] gid2#-da
12''. [...]-dur [...]-da
13''. [...] ig
14''. SZU {d}szara2-lugal-zu
15''. dumu AN-szu-i-bi-szu
column 6
1'. gesz#
2'. gesz [...]
3'. gesz gu-[...]
4'. gesz gu-za-[...]
5'. gesz gu-za-LAM-[...]
6'. gesz gu-za-nita#
7'. gesz gu-za-munus
8'. gesz gu-za-ukkin-[...]
9'. gesz gu-za-lukur#
10'. gesz gu-za-ki-[...]
11'. gesz gu#-za#-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7))
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

P229262 lead; join info from Veldhuis EEN 294 (except for N 5768)P229262 lead; join info from Veldhuis EEN 294 (except for N 5768)

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229262

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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 1361 + N 5907 + N 5912 + N 5957 + N 6035 + N 6053 + N 6089 + HS 1823 (+) N 4098 N 6011 ( +) N 5134 (+) N 5405 (+) N 6087 (+?) N 5768
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 572555 + 572547 + 572556 + 572551 + 572554 + 572546 + 572552 + 572557 + 572545
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.1361 + N.6089 + HS.1823 + N.4098 + N.5405 + N.6087 + N.5134 + N.5768
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229262
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229262

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 294, N 1361+

    [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 03:03:38 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 294, N 1361+ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229262.
EEN 294, N 1361+ artifact entry (No. P229262). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229262 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 294, N 1361+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229262 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 294, {N} 1361+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229262},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229262
LB  - CDLI:P229262
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - EEN 294, N 1361+ artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229262
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EEN 294, N 1361+ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P229262.
EEN 294, N 1361+ artifact entry (No. P229262). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229262 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 294, N 1361+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229262 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 294, {N} 1361+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229262},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229262},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P229262
LB  - CDLI:P229262
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - EEN 294, N 1361+ artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229262
ER  -
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