EEN 312, HS 1646 (P229782)

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 1646

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 Hh1 (gi_ Almost complete type II tablet. Obv. stones (not used in MSL X), rev. beginning of gi#. Stone list MSL X, 57, lines 83-88, 90-94, and 96. 14,5x12,7x3cm. Obverse probably had three columns for pupil's copies. All of these are almost compltely eraded, but s)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1. gesz#
2. gesz esi#
3. gesz nu11
4. gesz ha-lu-ub2
5. gesz sza3-kal#
6. gesz kin2
7. gesz gi6
8. gesz gesztin
9. gesz gesztin-kir4
10. gesz gesztin-ka5-a
11. gesz gesztin-gam-ma
12. gesz pesz3
13. gesz haszhur
14. gesz haszhur-kur
15. gesz sze-du10
16. gesz sze-nu
17. gesz sze-sze
18. gesz szinig
19. gesz szinig-dili
20. gesz szinig-ASZ-kur
21. gesz szarx(NE)-sza4#-bid3
22. gesz [...]-szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
column 2
1. gesz lam
2. gesz LAM
3. gesz u3-suh5
4. gesz sze-u3-suh5
5. gesz pa-u3-suh5
6. gesz bir-GAM-e
7. gesz szim-gig
8. gesz szennur
9. gesz lam-gal
10. gesz lam-tur
11. gesz al-la-nu-um
12. gesz ildag2
13. gesz ildag2-kur
14. gesz ildag2-bur
15. gesz ildag2-szita3-na
16. gesz kur#-ra
17. gesz ab-ba
18. gesz ab-ba-me#-luh#-ha
19. gesz NU-par4
20. gesz ma-nu
21. gesz ma-szu-nu-AK
column 3
1. gesz ma#-nu#-gibil2#-AK?#
2. gesz nu-ur2-ma
3. gesz KID-da
4. gesz KID-X
5. gesz KID-da!-LA-zil-la2
6. gesz mes
7. gesz mes-ma2-gan-na
8. gesz mes-me-luh-ha
10. gesz mes-ki-gar-ra
11. gesz erin
12. gesz BAD-erin
13. gesz KU-HI-A
14. gesz |A.TU.GABA.LISZ.GAR|
15. gesz szu-ur2-min3
16. gesz za-ba-lum
17. gesz e-la-ma-kum
18. gesz gi#-[...]-lum
19. gesz gi-rim
20. gesz gi-ir-dum#
  (sic)
21. gesz ur-nu-um#
22. gesz ur-x-x
23. gesz ur-zi#-num2#
column 4
1. gesz mi-ri-isz-gar-ra
2. gesz isimu2
3. gesz nimbar
4. gesz nimbar-tur
5. gesz nimbar-kur
6. gesz nimbar-dilmun
7. gesz nimbar-al-dar-TAR
8. gesz nimbar-al-ku5-da
9. gesz nimbar-al-szab-ba
10. gesz nimbar-gu2-na
11. gesz nimbar-LU2-IM
12. gesz nimbar-libisz-bu-ra
13. gesz nimbar-al-ma3-kum2
14. gesz nimbar-izi-gu7-a
15. gesz nimbar-uh-KA-a
16. gesz nimbar-al-ug5-ga
17. gesz nimbar-al-usz2-a
18. gesz nimbar-sig7-sig7-al-ga
  (sic)
19. gesz sza3-nimbar
20. gesz suhur-nimbar
21. gesz ama#-[...]
obverse
column 1
1. na4 sig7-sig7
2. na4 gun3-a
3. na4 izi
4. na4 ze2
5. na4 tesz2
6. na4 a-ur4-a
7. na4 TU
8. na4 u3-tu
9. na4 nu-u3-tu
10. na4 hasz2-bar
11. na4 naga
12. na4 igi-musz

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Almost complete type II tablet. Obv. stones (not used in MSL X), rev. beginning of gi#. Stone list MSL X, 57, lines 83-88, 90-94, and 96. 14,5x12,7x3cm. Obverse probably had three columns for pupil's copies. All of these are almost compltely eraded, but s)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229782

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1646
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 312, HS 1646

    [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
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
2008-05-26 at 03:20:37 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 312, HS 1646 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229782.
EEN 312, HS 1646 artifact entry (No. P229782). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229782 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 312, HS 1646 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229782 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229782},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 312, HS 1646 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229782.
EEN 312, HS 1646 artifact entry (No. P229782). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229782 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 312, HS 1646 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229782 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EEN 312, {HS} 1646 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229782},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229782},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P229782
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - EEN 312, HS 1646 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229782
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