CBS 19804 (P230530)

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

CBS 19804

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Obv.: [ ]-da-sar zi//3-sur-ra ninda-zi//3-kum ninda-zi//3-gu//2-[ ninda-zi//3-KAL ninda-zi//3-gu. Rev. gud; ab//2.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [zi3 e2]-da#-di
2'. zi3 sur-ra
3'. ninda zi3-kum
4'. ninda zi3 gu2-[nida]
5'. ninda zi3-sig15
6'. ninda zi3-gu
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. x [...]
3. x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. x x x
2. gu4 na de5-ga
3. gu4 babbar
4. gu4 kukku5
5. gu4 su4-a
6. gu4 sig7-sig7
7. gu4 gun3-a
8. gu4 dalla#
9. gu4 kur-ra
10. gu4 al-hu-nu-na
11. gu4 [x]-gur-x
12. [gu4 a2]-gur#-[...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. gu4 ab2 hi-a
2. ab2
3. ab2-szilamx(|NUN.LAGAR|)
4. ab2 pesz
5. ab2 NE
6. ab2 suhub
7. ab2 akan
8. ab2 u3-tu
9. ab2 nu-u3-tu
10. ab2 gesz3 zu-zu
11. ab2 gesz3 nu-zu
12. ab2 mah2
13. ab2# szu#-gi4#
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Obv.: [ ]-da-sar zi//3-sur-ra ninda-zi//3-kum ninda-zi//3-gu//2-[ ninda-zi//3-KAL ninda-zi//3-gu. Rev. gud; ab//2.)
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 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) Q000001 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P230530

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 19804
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 588310
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.19804
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P230530
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P230530

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
2015-08-01 at 21:38:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-01 at 21:32:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:48:55 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

“CBS 19804 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230530.
CBS 19804 artifact entry (No. P230530). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230530 (Original work published 2003)
CBS 19804 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230530 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CBS 19804 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230530},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P230530
LB  - CDLI:P230530
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CBS 19804 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P230530
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CBS 19804 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230530.
CBS 19804 artifact entry (No. P230530). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230530 (Original work published 2003)
CBS 19804 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230530 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CBS 19804 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230530},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P230530
LB  - CDLI:P230530
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CBS 19804 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P230530
ER  -
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