EEN 312, HS 1631 (P229804)

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 1631

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_ Bottom part of a type II tablet. Left bottom corner missing; recent break. Obv. birds(?); reverse beginning of gi#. Hardly legible, because of a layer of dirt, which cannot easily be removed. Traces of third and fourth column not transliterated.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
  2 lines missing
3. gesz#
4. gesz [...]
5. gesz [...]
6. gesz [...]
7. gesz [...]
8. gesz [...]
9. gesz gesztin-[...]
10. gesz gesztin-[...]
11. gesz gesztin#-[...]
column 2
1. gesz ildag2-[...]
2. gesz [...]
3. gesz [...]
4. gesz kur-ra
5. gesz ab-ba
6. gesz ab-ba-[...]-luh-[...]
7. [...] ge6-par4
8. gesz ma-nu
9. [...] ma-nu#-[...]-AK#
10. [...] ma#-nu-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Bottom part of a type II tablet. Left bottom corner missing; recent break. Obv. birds(?); reverse beginning of gi#. Hardly legible, because of a layer of dirt, which cannot easily be removed. Traces of third and fourth column not transliterated.)
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 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229804

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 1631
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229804
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229804
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1631
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120083379

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 312, HS 1631

    [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
2026-03-16 at 16:53:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:22:46 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 1631 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229804.
EEN 312, HS 1631 artifact entry (No. P229804). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229804 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 312, HS 1631 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229804 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EEN 312, {HS} 1631 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229804
LB  - CDLI:P229804
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - EEN 312, HS 1631 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229804
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“EEN 312, HS 1631 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229804.
EEN 312, HS 1631 artifact entry (No. P229804). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229804 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 312, HS 1631 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229804 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2024EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {EEN 312, {HS} 1631 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229804
LB  - CDLI:P229804
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - EEN 312, HS 1631 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229804
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.