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EEN 293, IM 058599 (P230616)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058599

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Corner piece of a square prism, with parts of two sides. On both sides one column preserved. Studied from cast in Chicago. Collated November 1995.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

object prism
surface a1
column 1
(traces)
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]-da#
2'. gesz gu-za-sir3-da
3'. gesz gu-za-ma2-lah5
4'. gesz gu-za-gesz-kin-ti
5'. gesz gu-za-[...]
6'. gesz gu-za-[...]
7'. gesz gu-za-[...]
8'. gesz# gu-za-[...]
surface a2
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] me?-luh-[...]
2'. gesz gu-za-gar3-[...]
3'. gesz gu-za-gar3-[...]-zabar#-[...]
4'. gesz gu-za-gar3#-[...]-ku3-babbar-gar#-[...]
5'. gesz gu-za-gar3-[...]
5'. x x-[...]
column 2
broken
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Prism
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: Prism fragment
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Corner piece of a square prism, with parts of two sides. On both sides one column preserved. Studied from cast in Chicago. Collated November 1995.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 293, IM 58599

[Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 058599
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: 3N-T0655
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2018-01-09 at 19:52:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 03:52:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P230616) (P230616)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P230616) (P230616)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“EEN 293, IM 058599 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230616.

EEN 293, IM 058599 artifact entry (No. P230616). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230616 (Original work published 2003)

EEN 293, IM 058599 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230616 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 293, {IM} 058599 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230616},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EEN 293, IM 058599 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P230616.

EEN 293, IM 058599 artifact entry (No. P230616). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230616 (Original work published 2003)

EEN 293, IM 058599 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230616 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2023EEN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 293, {IM} 058599 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230616},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230616},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P230616
LB  - CDLI:P230616
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - EEN 293, IM 058599 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P230616
ER  -