YBC 02127 (P231749)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 02127

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh2 (reed,)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

object prism
surface a1
column 1
1. gi-gaszam
2. gi-szul-hi
3. gi-zi
4. gi-izi
5. gi sal-la
6. {gi}ig sal-la
7. {gi}ig guru5
8. [{gi}]ig# kid
9. [{gi}]kid
10. [{gi}]|KID.MAH|#
11. {gi}kid a-sza3
12. {gi}kid ma2-sza3-ga
13. {gi}kid ma2-nigin2-na
14. {gi}kid si-ma2
15. {gi}kid URU-DI
16. {gi}kid DI-URU
17. {gi}kid asz-rin-na
18. {gi}kid an-dul3#
19. {gi}kid SAL-x-x
20. {gi}kid titab2#
21. {gi}kid kusz-si-ga
22. {gi}kid kasz-a
23. {gi}kid nig2-dida-hi-a
24. {gi}gur
25. {gi}gur da
26. {gi}gur da
27. {gi}gur ur5-ra
28. {gi}gur sahar-ra
29. {gi}gur nisig
30. {gi}gur sza3-ha
31. {gi}gur DU
column 2
1. {gi}pisan [...]
2. {gi}pisan dim3#-[da]
3. {gi}pisan nig2-[sa-ha]
4. {gi}pisan [...]
5. {gi}pisan [...]
6. {gi}pisan gid2-da
7. {gi}pisan e2?-ku5-da
8. {gi}pisan szu-kam-ma
9. [{gi}pisan] im#-babbar2
10. [{gi}]pisan im-su4-a
11. [{gi}]pisan im-sar
12. [{gi}]pisan# {u2}bur2
13. [{gi}pisan] {u2}ninni5
14. {gi}pisan# sza3?-ga?
  should be sza3-ha
15. {gi}pisan zi-NINDA2-x-a
  unclear
16. {gi}pisan esza
17. {gi}pisan szu-lum#
18. {gi}pisan [...]
19. {gi}[ma]-sa2-ab
20. [{gi}]ma-sa2-ab szu
21. {gi}ma-sa2-ab ninda
22. {gi}ma-sa2-ab ninda-saga
23. {gi}ma-sa2-ab ku3
24. {gi}ma-sa2-ab x-ha
  unclear
25. {gi}ma-sa2-ab tar-ra
26. {gi}ma-sa2-ab e2?-ku5-da
27. {gi}ma-sa2-ab DI-a
28. {gi}ma-sa2-ab x
29. {gi}ma-an-sim
30. {gi}ma-an-sim hal
31. {gi}ma-an-[sim] dim3
32. {gi}ma-[...]
33. {gi}ma-[...]
34. {gi}ma-[...]
column 3
  traces
  (gi items; mostly destroyed and useless)
surface a2
  traces
  (isolated signs legible on all three columns)
surface a3
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...] dug
5. [...] dug
6. [...]-kal
7. [...]-kal
8. [...]-kal
9. [...] sila3 gar
10. [...] sila3 gaz
11. dug udun
  sic
12. dug udun sze-sa-a
13. dug [udun] bappir?
14. dug bahar2
  needs collation
15. dug# gir4
16. dug# gir4 ma2-DU-DU
17. dug# gir4 ad-kup4
18. dug NE
19. NE#-DU-DU
20. im#-szu-rin-na
21. [KA]-tab# im-szu-rin-na
22. im
23. im-su4-a
24. im-sig7-sig7
25. im-zi-da
column 2
1. kusz sun2
2. kusz kir4
3. kusz dara3
4. kusz dara3-masz
5. kusz szeg8
6. kusz szeg8-bar
7. kusz lu-lim
8. kusz udu-til
9. kusz masz-da3
10. kusz amar-masz-da3
11. kusz su-a
12. kusz su-a-ri
13. kusz ka5-a
14. kusz ku5-[...]
15. kusz ban2-[...]
16. kusz ur-[...]
17. [...]
18. kusz ur-[...]
19. kusz ur-gi7
20. kusz ur-ki
21. kusz ur-dib
22. kusz A-szub5
23. kusz A-szub5 ku5-da
24. kusz x
  x looks like SUN2
25. kusz pesz2
26. kusz pesz2-gesz-gi-e
27. kusz pesz2-gesz-gi-e-ku2-a
28. kusz pesz2-a-sza3-ga
29. kusz pesz2-igi-gun3
30. kusz pesz2-nig2-gilim-ma
31. x x x
column 3
1. kusz du10-[...]
2. kusz du10-gan naga
3. kusz du10-gan gazi
4. kusz du10-gan zi3-da#
5. kusz nig2-na4#
6. kusz ka-du10 nig2-na4
7. kusz ka-du10
8. kusz tun3
9. kusz tun3 szu-i
10. kusz tun3 muhaldim
11. kusz tun3 a-zu
12. kusz tun3 gi-dub-ba
13. kusz suhub2
14. kusz# suhub2# [munus]-e-[ne]
15. [kusz] suhub2# e2-pa-na
16. [kusz] e-sir2
17. [kusz] e-[sir2 munus?-e?]-ne#?
18. kusz e-[...]
19. kusz [x]
20. kusz gur21-siki-zi#-[da]
21. kusz ma-ri-[...]
22. kusz ga-rig2#
23. kusz bar ansze
24. kusz za3-bar
25. kusz ib2-la2
26. kusz ib2-la2 su4-a
27. kusz ib2-la2 gun3-a
28. kusz da-lu-usz2
29. kusz e2 da-lu-usz2
surface a4
column 1
1. kusz# sag-kesz2
2. kusz# bar-e11-de3
3. kusz# da-ba
4. kusz# a2-si
5. kusz i-rinx(|LU2@s+GAM|)-na-ku2-a
6. kusz i-rinx(|LU2@s+GAM|)-na-nu-ku2-a
7. kusz ku2-a
  sic
8. kusz nig2-nu-ku2-a
9. kusz al-hi-a
10. kusz nu-hi-a
  sic
11. kusz nig2-gal2-la
12. kusz [...]
13. kusz balag#
14. kusz |BALAG.BALAG|-di
  very little preserved
15. kusz a2-la2-a
16. kusz za3-mi2
17. kusz zi-ma-ha-ru
18. kusz [sim]
19. ellag2-kusz
20. an
21. [an]-na
22. an-zah#
23. su13#-DU#-[ag2]
  very questionable
24. su3-du-ag2
25. x x x
26. szim-bi-zi-da
27. szim-sig7-sig7
28. szim-i-rinx(LU2@s)-na
29. [a]-gar5(LU3)
30. x-a-gar5
31. [im-da]-ge6-kur-ra
column 2
1. {uruda}aga
2. {uruda}aga-gin2-ma
3. {uruda}aga-silig-ga
4. {uruda}aga-asz-gar
5. {uruda}du5?-e-DIM2
6. {uruda}gi2-dim
7. {uruda}gi2-dim-tur
8. {uruda}gur10
9. {uruda}gur10-[...]
10. {uruda}[...]
11. {uruda}nig2-hi-[a]
12. {uruda}[nig2]-gid2-da#
13. {uruda}nig2-[...]
14. {uruda}nig2-[...]
15. {uruda}nig2-[...]
16. {uruda}szir3-szir3
17. {uruda}har?-szir3-szir3
18. {uruda}murub4-szir3-szir3
19. {uruda}[nam]-za-qum
20. {uruda}gag-MUSZ3@g
21. {uruda}ki-lugal-gub
22. {uruda}ki-gal
23. zabar#
24. [zabar]-szu
25. {zabar}[...]
26. {zabar}ga
27. {zabar}dug#?-[mud3]
28. {zabar}ma2-[gur8]
29. {zabar}hi#?-[a]
30. [sza]-u19-sza-zabar
31. szu2#-usz-gar-zabar
32. szu-IM-ba-zabar
33. an-za-am-zabar
34. x x x
column 3
1. gir2 gi-zu2-zabar#
2. gir2 ur3-ra-zabar#
3. gir2 zabar
4. x zabar#
5. x zabar#
6. [ku3]-babbar
7. ku3-babbar kal-ga
8. [...]
9. ku3#-babbar-[...]
10. ku3-babbar [...]
11. har ku3-babbar
12. har-szu ku3-babbar
13. har-giri3 ku3-babbar
14. [x]-alan ku3-babbar
15. hub2-du-um ku3-babbar
16. szu-gur ku3-babbar
17. esz-gur ku3-babbar
18. asz-me ku3-babbar
19. esz18-dar ku3-babbar
20. ugur2 esz18-dar ku3-babbar
21. tu-di-tum ku3-babbar
22. ku3-sig17
23. ku3-sig17 husz-a
24. ku3-sig17 si-sa2
25. ku3-sig17 sahar-ba?
26. [...]
27. [...]
28. [...]-ta
29. [ku3-sig17] ilimmu-ta
30. ku3-sig17 ussu-ta
31. ku3-sig17 imin-ta
32. ku3-sig17 asz3-ta
33. ku3-sig17 ia2-ta
34. ku3-sig17 limmu-ta
35. ku3-sig17 esz5-ta
36. ku3-sig17 min-ta
37. tu-di-tum ku3-sig17
surface b1
  blank space
surface b2
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh2 (reed,)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YBC 02127
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-11 at 14:42:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:12:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“YBC 02127 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P231749.
YBC 02127 artifact entry (No. P231749). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231749 (Original work published 2003)
YBC 02127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231749 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {YBC 02127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231749},
}


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