EEN 319, N 4779 (P230198)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 4779

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Unidentified list; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Small upper fragment of a type II tablet. Obv. prob. P-Ea? Lines ending in AD and $EM? Rev. gi#. On both sides three lines preserved. The reverse has been impressed by something, leaving a pattern of lines in a deep hole.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1'. [...] eme#-[...]
2'. gesz murgu-gu4#-[...]
3'. gesz geszbu2#-gu4#-si#-[...]
4'. gesz [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Unidentified list; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Small upper fragment of a type II tablet. Obv. prob. P-Ea? Lines ending in AD and $EM? Rev. gi#. On both sides three lines preserved. The reverse has been impressed by something, leaving a pattern of lines in a deep hole.)
Language(s)

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/P230198

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 4779
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 319, N 4779

    [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
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
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 03:35:38 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 Artifact

“EEN 319, N 4779 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230198.
EEN 319, N 4779 artifact entry (No. P230198). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230198 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 319, N 4779 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230198 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230198},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“EEN 319, N 4779 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230198.
EEN 319, N 4779 artifact entry (No. P230198). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230198 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 319, N 4779 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230198 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230198},
}

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