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PBS 05, 145 (P229548)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10502 + CBS 11067 + CBS 11397

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: Mathematical table or list Obv. lu-bil; rev. multiplication)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

  CBS 11067 + CBS 11397 = MSL 12, 175 G
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2 hul-gig = %a ze2?#-e-rum# & %s [lu2 hul]-gig# = %a ze2-e-rum
2. lu2 szag4 hul-gig ab-szesz4-a = %a sza# li-ib-ba#-szu ze2-ru-tam pa-asz-szu & %s lu2# szag4# hul-gig ab-szesz4-a = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu ze2-ru-tam pa-asz-szu
3. lu2# szag4 hul ak = %a na-an-ze2-rum & %s lu2 szag4 hul-gig = %a na-ASZ-ze2-rum
4. lu2# erim2# = %a ra-ag-gum & %s lu2# erim2 = %a ra#-ag-gum
5. lu2# erim2# DU# = %a a-a-bu#-um# & %s lu2# erim2# DU = %a a-a-bu-um
6. lu2# kasz4#-e# = %a la-si-mu-um & %s lu2#-kasz4-e# = %a la#-si-mu-um
7. lu2# im2#-ma# = %a sza#-a-nu-u2 & %s lu2# im2#-ma# = %a sza-a-nu-u2
8. lu2# dub3# tuku = %a be2-el2 bi-ir-ki & %s lu2# dub3 tuku = %a be2#-el2 bi-ir-ki
9. [lu2 usu tuku] = %a [be-el e-mu-qi2] & %s [lu2] usu(|[A2].KAL#|)# tuku = %a be-el e-mu-qi2#
10. lu2 nig2 [tuku] = %a [sza-a-ru]-u2# & %s lu2# [nig2 tuku] = %a sza#-a-ru-u2
11. lu2 nig2 nu-tuku# = %a [la-ap]-nu-um# & %s lu2# nig2# [nu-tuku] = %a [la-ap]-nu#-um#
12. lu2 nig2 tuku-tuku = %a ra#-a#-szu-u2# & %s lu2# nig2# tuku#-[tuku] = %a [ra-a]-szu#-u2#
13. lu2# ni2# tuku# = %a na-ah-du# & %s lu2 ni2 [tuku] = %a [na]-ah#-du#
14. lu2# ig# tuku# = %a ug-gu#-gum & %s lu2# ig [tuku] = %a ug#-gu#-gum#
15. [...] = %a [sza ka]-as2-pa-am# i#-szu#-u2# & %s lu2# ku3# [tuku] = %a [sza] ka#-as2#-pa#-am# i#-szu#-u2#
16. [...] = %a [x (x)]-x-am# i#-szu#-u2# & %s lu2# [...] = %a [...]-am# i#-szu#-u2#
17. [...] = %a [...] & %s lu2# [...] = %a [...]-u2#
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: PBS 5, 145

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: BE 20/1, pl. 6-7

    [Hilprecht1906BE20/1] Hilprecht, Hermann V. 1906. Mathematical, Metrological and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur. University of Pennsylvania Babylonian Expedition 20/1.

  • history: MSL 12, 175 G

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • history: MKT 1, 012, 48 (CBS 11397)

    [Neugebauer1935MKT1] Neugebauer, Otto E. 1935. Mathematische Keilschrift-Texte. Erster Teil: Texte. Quellen Und Studien Zur Geschichte Der Mathematik, Astronomie Und Physik, Abteilung A: Quellen 3. Berlin: Verlag von Julius Springer.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 10502 + CBS 11067 + CBS 11397
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:16:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000302 (OB lu2-azlag2 B-C) composite (P499084) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P229548 leadP229548 lead

Cite this Artifact
“PBS 05, 145 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229548.
PBS 05, 145 artifact entry (No. P229548). (2024, August 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229548 (Original work published 2003)
PBS 05, 145 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229548 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).
@misc{2024PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 28},
	title = {PBS 05, 145 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229548},
}


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