VAT 12599 (P235651)
Lexical tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMuseum Number
VAT 12599Provenience
Shuruppak (mod. Fara)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LexicalLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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1. kur-{gesz}eren{ki}
2. kur-bala{ki}
3. gu2-ab-ba{ki}
2. kur-bala{ki}
3. gu2-ab-ba{ki}
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: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Museum No.: VAT 12599
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- Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2008-05-26 at 04:14:01 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2003-12-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P235651) (P235651)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P235651) (P235651)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Lexical 000042 (OB Nippur Ura 05) composite (P498272) | View the score |
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Cite this Artifact
“VAT 12599 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P235651.
VAT 12599 artifact entry (No. P235651). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P235651 (Original work published 2003)
VAT 12599 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P235651 (Accessed: August 31, 2025).
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