HS 1617 (P229750)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1617

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Obv. beginning of stone list. Rev. end of fish list, ending with suhur, suhur-ab-ba, al-us//2-sa items and two unidentified (see collations). Catchline mu#en u//5 Last column: month names (13 lines): 12 iti #e-kin-kud 13 iti-diri-bi.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  from photograph
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {na4}ka-gi-na
2. {na4}kiszib ka-gi-na
3. {na4}lagab ka-gi-na
4. {na4}esi
5. {na4}gesz-nu11-gal
6. {na4}kiszib gesz-nu11-gal
7. {na4}lagab gesz-nu11-gal
8. {na4}a2-szuba
9. {na4}kiszib a2-szuba
10. {na4}lagab a2-szuba
11. {na4}algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|)
12. {na4}kiszib algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|)
13. {na4}lagab algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|)
14. {na4}duh-szi-a
15. {na4}kiszib duh-szi-a
16. {na4}lagab duh-szi-a
17. {na4}ellag2 duh-szi-a
18. {na4}da-gaz duh-szi-a
19. {na4}duh-szi-a mar-ha-szi
20. {na4}za-gin3
21. {na4}za-gin3 duru5
22. {na4}za-gin3 dili
23. {na4}za-gin3 za3-la2-la2
24. {na4}za-gin3 gu2 tu{muszen}
25. {na4}za-gin3 gu2 bir5{muszen}
26. {na4}za-gin3 lu-ub2{sar}-da#?
27. {na4}ad za-gin3#
28. {na4}ad-tab-[...]
29. {na4}nig2-tag#-[...]
30. {na4#}mu-[...]
31. {na4#}{d}[...]
32. [{na4}]alan#-[...]
column 2
1. {na4}gug(|ZA.[GUL]|)#-[...]
2. {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#-[...]
3. {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#-[...]
4. {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL|)-[...]
5. {na4}kiszib gug(|ZA#.[GUL]|)#
6. {na4}lagab gug(|ZA#.[GUL]|)#
7. {na4}ellag2-gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#
8. {na4}nir7
9. {na4}nir7 ziz#
10. {na4}nir7 igi#
11. {na4}nir7 pa#-[...]
12. {na4}nir7 x# [...]
13. {na4}nir7 [...]
14. {na4}nir7 [...]
15. {na4}nir7 [...]
16. {na4}nir7 x# [...]
17. {na4}nir7 x#
reverse
column 1
1'. szag4# [bar-ra{ku6}]
2'. szag4# [luh-ha{ku6}]
3'. du6[{ku6}]
4'. musz#[{ku6}]
5'. gur7[{ku6}]
6'. zubud[{ku6}]
7'. NE-x-ma[{ku6}]
8'. szesz2[{ku6}]
9'. al-szeg6-ga2[{ku6}]
10'. al-hab2[{ku6}]
11'. ni2-gu7-gu7[{ku6}]
12'. la-gu7{ku6#}
13'. ubi{ku6}
14'. ubi ab-ba{ku6}
15'. al-us2-sa{ku6}
16'. al-us2-sa mur-ra[{ku6}]
17'. al-us2-sa si-ga#[{ku6}]
18'. al-kum-[ma{ku6}]
19'. al-gaz-[za{ku6}]
  ruling
20'. u5{muszen}
column 2
1. iti bara-za3-gar
2. iti gu4 si-su
3. iti sig4-a
4. iti szu-numun-a
5. iti |NE.NE|-gar
6. iti kin-{d}inanna
7. iti du6 ku3
8. iti {gesz}apin# du8-a
9. iti gan#-gan#-na
10. iti AB e3
11. iti ziz2-a
12. iti sze gur10 ku5
13. iti diri-bi
  ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Obv. beginning of stone list. Rev. end of fish list, ending with suhur, suhur-ab-ba, al-us//2-sa items and two unidentified (see collations). Catchline mu#en u//5 Last column: month names (13 lines): 12 iti #e-kin-kud 13 iti-diri-bi.)
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 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) Q000041 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229750

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1617
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229750
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229750
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1617
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120083030

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2015-12-20 at 09:55:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:19:37 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

“HS 1617 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229750.
HS 1617 artifact entry (No. P229750). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229750 (Original work published 2003)
HS 1617 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229750 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024HS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {HS 1617 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229750},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229750
LB  - CDLI:P229750
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - HS 1617 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229750
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HS 1617 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229750.
HS 1617 artifact entry (No. P229750). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229750 (Original work published 2003)
HS 1617 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229750 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024HS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {HS 1617 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229750},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229750
LB  - CDLI:P229750
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - HS 1617 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229750
ER  -
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