OIP 011, 184 (P229280)

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 08303

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 Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-1 Obv.??? Very little remains. Rev. stones.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. {na4#}za-[gin3 ...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli
2'. {na4#}za-[gin3 ...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli
3. {na4#}za-gin3 gesztin#?-[na]
 en: wine-colored lapis lazuli
4'. {na4#}za-gin3 ansze#?-[eden-na]
 en: lapis lazuli colored like an onager
5'. {na4}za-gin3 x [...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli
6'. {[na4]}za#-gin3 mul#
 en: star-like lapis lazuli
7'. {[na4]}za#-gin3 gesz-dili
 en: string of lapis-lazuli beads
8'. {na4}za-gin3 gu2
 en: lapis lazuli necklace
9'. {na4}za-gin3 hi-a
 en: assorted lapis lazuli
10'. {na4}za-gin3 hi-a ku3-ga
 en: assorted lapis lazuli with silver trim
11'. {[na4]}ad# za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli collar
12'. {[na4]}ad#-tab-ba za-gin3
 en: headstall of lapis lazuli
13'. {[na4]}ad# gu2 za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli necklace
14'. {[na4]}x szu za3?-ga za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli ...
15'. {[na4]}me#?-dim za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli ...
16'. {[na4]}gu2#-bar za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli nape
17'. {[na4]}[za3] gu2-bar za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli side of the nape
18'. {[na4]}x-na za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli ...
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
2'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
3'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
4'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
5'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
6'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
7'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
8'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
9'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
10'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
11'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
12'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
 en: ...
2'. [...]-na
 en: ...
3'. [...] x
 en: ...
4'. [...] x
 en: ...
  single ruling
5'. BAD
 en: ...
  single ruling
6'. GESZ
 en: ...
  blank space
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-1 Obv.??? Very little remains. Rev. stones.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229280

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 08303
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 583104
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.8303
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229280
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229280

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 09:21:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 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
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
2017-01-15 at 16:13:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-15 at 16:10:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:05:39 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

“OIP 011, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229280.
OIP 011, 184 artifact entry (No. P229280). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229280 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229280 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	month = {sep 2},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229280},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 011, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229280.
OIP 011, 184 artifact entry (No. P229280). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229280 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 184 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229280 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229280},
}


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PY  - 2024
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