EEN 319, N 4557 (P230371)

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

N 4557

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Small fragment, bad writing: gi# ig and unplaced.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1'. gesz#
2'. gesz szudul4-[...]
3'. gesz gag-UR@s#-[...]
4'. gesz umbin#-[...]
column 2
1'. [...] suku5#-ig#
2'. [...] u3-ig
3'. [...] u4-sakar-ig
4'. [...]-ig#

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Small fragment, bad writing: gi# ig and unplaced.)
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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P230371

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 4557
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 573191
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.4557
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P230371
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P230371

References

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 319, N 4557

    [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 03:43:59 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

“EEN 319, N 4557 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230371.
EEN 319, N 4557 artifact entry (No. P230371). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230371 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 319, N 4557 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230371 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 319, {N} 4557 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230371},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“EEN 319, N 4557 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230371.
EEN 319, N 4557 artifact entry (No. P230371). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230371 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 319, N 4557 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230371 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 319, {N} 4557 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230371},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P230371
LB  - CDLI:P230371
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - EEN 319, N 4557 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P230371
ER  -
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