OIP 011, 072 (P231457)

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

CBS 06436 + CBS 06582

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 Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

  SLT 72 = CBS 6436
reverse
column 1
1'. buru5# hur[{muszen}]
2'. buru5 nita[{muszen}]
3'. buru5 gi-gi{muszen}
4'. buru5 kar-kid{muszen}
5'. buru5 gu3-du3{muszen}

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-1)
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 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) Q000041 View the score

Record

Peterson email 18.11.14Peterson email 18.11.14

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P231457

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 06436 + CBS 06582
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 581801 + 581802
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6436 + CBS.6582
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P231457
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P231457

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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 04:10:16 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

“OIP 011, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231457.
OIP 011, 072 artifact entry (No. P231457). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231457 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231457 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 072 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231457},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 011, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231457.
OIP 011, 072 artifact entry (No. P231457). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231457 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231457 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {OIP 011, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231457},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P231457
LB  - CDLI:P231457
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - OIP 011, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P231457
ER  -
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