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, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12599

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

1. kur-{gesz}eren{ki}
2. kur-bala{ki}
3. gu2-ab-ba{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical
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 000042 (OB Nippur Ura 05) composite (P498272) Q000042 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P235651

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 12599
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P235651
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P235651

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 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
2008-05-26 at 04:14:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-12-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View

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: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023VAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VAT 12599 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P235651
LB  - CDLI:P235651
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - VAT 12599 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235651
ER  -

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: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023VAT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VAT 12599 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P235651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P235651},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P235651
LB  - CDLI:P235651
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - VAT 12599 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P235651
ER  -
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