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

Photo

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

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

  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#
  broken

Text content

Genre(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

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 000302 (OB lu2-azlag2 B-C) composite (P499084) Q000302 View the score

Record

P229548 leadP229548 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229548

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 10502 + CBS 11067 + CBS 11397
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 585372 + 585373 + 585374
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.10502
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229548
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229548

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-28 at 10:09:45 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
2008-05-26 at 03:16:57 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 Artifacts

“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 20, 2026).
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	month = {aug 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229548},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229548},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	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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