CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 037 (P247526)

Lexical prism excavated in Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Š 0357 + Ist Š 0376a-k

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness), leather)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a1
column 1
1. [...]
en: ...
2. [...]
en: ...
3. [udu] ku5-ku5-ra2#
en: crippled sheep
4. udu# niga
en: fattened sheep
5. udu# niga saga
en: good quality fattened sheep
6. udu# niga gu4-us2-sa
en: fattened sheep of the cowherd
7. udu# gesz-du3-a
en: breeder ram
8. udu# ur3-ra
en: "roof" sheep
9. [udu] szu#? ur3-ra
en: trimmed sheep
10. [udu masz2]-da#-ri-a
en: sheep of the maszdaria payment
11. [udu] masz2#-szu-gid2-gid2
en: sheep of the diviner
12. [udu] zulumhi!(|SIK2.BU|)
en: long-haired sheep
13. [udu] de5-de5-ga
en: fallen sheep
14. [udu] na de5-ga
en: sheep separated from the herd
15. [udu] dingir-e gu7-[a]
en: sheep eaten by a god
16. [udu] ur-mah gu7#-[a]
en: sheep eaten by a lion
17. [udu] te-x
en: ...
18. [udu] zi-ga#
en: expended sheep
19. udu#-[...]
en: ...
20. [udu] nam-urunx(EN)-[na]
en: sheep herded for its owner
21. [udu] nam-erim2#-[ma]
en: sheep of the oath
22. [...]
en: ...
23. [...]
en: ...
24. [...]
en: ...
25. [udu ...]-ra#
en: ...
26. [udu ...]-ra
en: ...
27. [udu ...]-ra
en: ...
28. [udu ...]-x-ra
en: ...
29. [udu ...]-ra
en: ...
30. [udu ...] dingir-ra
en: ...
31. [udu ...]-ra
en: ...
(bottom fragment illegible)
column 2
1. [...]
en: ...
2. [...]
en: ...
3. [...]
en: ...
4. udu [...]
en: ...
5. udu [...]
en: ...
6. udu du7#-[du7]
en: ...
7. udu saga#-[...]
en: ...
8. udu gur4-[gur4]
en: pot-bellied sheep
9. udu gur4-[gur4]
en: pot-bellied sheep
10. udu x-x-[...]
en: ...
11. udu# ti-ri2#-[zum]
en: sheep for the terzum ritual
12. udu# USZ-[...]
en: ...
13. udu# zu2-si-[ga]
en: plucked sheep
14. udu# zu2-si-ga kur-[ra]
en: plucked mountain sheep
15. udu# zu2-si-ga-x-[...]
en: ...
x-[...]for mar-[tu]
16. [udu x] ga [...]
en: ...
17. [udu x] gig?-[...]
en: ...
18. [udu x] dingir#-ra
en: ...
n lines broken
19'. udu ki {d}suen-[na]
en: sheep of the cult place of the moon
see CDA kizinû and gizinakku'.
20'. udu sag-[...]
en: ...
21'. udu bar-gal2?-la#
en: sheep with wool
22'. udu min a2#?-[...]
en: ...
23'. udu gal-[...]
en: ...
24'. x x-[...]
en: ...
24'. x x-[...]
en: ...
25'. [...]
en: ...
26'. udu x-[...]
en: ...
27'. udu gesz [tag-ga]
en: sheep for an offering
28'. [...]
en: ...
29'. [...] x [...]
en: ...
30'. [...] A2?
en: ...
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
en: ...
2'. kir11
en: female lamb
3'. [...] gal2
en: ...
4'. kir11# gesz3 nu-zu
female lamb that has not mated
5'. kir11#? ASZ-ur4
en: female lamb plucked once
surface a2
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
en: ...
2'. [kusz ur-bar]-ra
en: wolf skin
3'. [kusz ur]-gi7-ra
en: dog skin
4'. [kusz] kir4
en: hyena skin
5'. [kusz ur]-szub5
en: tiger skin
6'. [kusz ur]-szub5-gu4
en: jackal? skin
uses gu4 for ku5
7'. [kusz] masz#-da3
en: gazelle skin
8'. [kusz amar] masz-da3
en: skin of a young gazelle
9'. [kusz] pirig
en: lion skin
10'. [kusz] nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)#
en: leopard skin
11'. [kusz] ka5-a
en: fox skin
12'. [kusz x] ka5#-a#
en: skin of a fox [pup?]
column 2
beginning broken
1'. [...]
en: ...
2'. {kusz}usan3-[...]
en: whip
3'. {kusz}usan3 zi#-um?
en: ... whip
4'. {kusz}dal-usz2
en: sling
5'. {kusz}a2# dal-usz2
en: strap of a sling
6'. {kusz}sag si
this item and the next appear in the Emar version
7'. {kusz}sag si-sa2
en: ...
8'. {kusz}a-gan
en: ...
9'. kusz balag
en: leather membrane of the balag drum
10'. kusz balag {[d?]}na-zi
en: leather membrane of Nansze's balag drum
11'. {kusz#}sag-ti
en: ...
12'. {kusz#}ul
en: decorative rosette made of leather
13'. {kusz#}ul szu-numun-na-ab?
en: ...
14'. {kusz#}a2#-si
en: leather strap
15'. {kusz#}a2-si da-ba
en: kind of leather strap
16'. {kusz#}LU2#?-KI?
17'. {kusz#}gur21# erin2
en: ... shield
18'. {kusz#}gur21# [...]
en: ...
19'. {kusz#}gur21# [...]
en: ...
20'. {kusz#}gur21 [...]
en: ...
21'. {kusz#}gur21 [...]
en: ...
22'. [...]
en: ...
23'. [...]
en: ...
24'. [kusz ...]-x-szu-[...]
en: ...
25'. [kusz] sze-gin2
en: leather fastened with glue
26'. kusz# sze-gin2 ku3-sig17
en: leather with gold inlay, fastened with glue
27'. {kusz}ga-ba-bu-um
en: leather shield
28'. {kusz}pa-ti-ha-tum
en: leather container
29'. {kusz}GISZ-LU-[...]
en: ...
30'. {kusz}ma-ri-nu#-um#
en: leather screen
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
en: ...
2'. gu4# [...]
en: ...
3'. gu4# [...]
en: ...
4'. gu4# x-[...]
en: ...
5'. gu4# [...]
en: ...
6'. gu4# [...]
en: ...
7'. gu4# babbar#
en: white ox
8'. gu4# giggi#
en: black ox
9'. [gu4] su13-a
en: brown ox
10'. gu4# [gun3]-a
en: speckled ox
11'. gu4 [sig7]-sig7#
en: yellow ox
12'. gu4 szu-gi4#
en: old ox
13'. gu4 x-x
en: ...
14'. gu4 KA-min
en: ...
15'. gu4 ba?-da
en: ...
16'. gu4# [...]-BU#?
en: ...
17'. gu4 si min gal2
en: ox with two horns
18'. gu4 al#-gesz-ra
read kesz2?
19'. gu4# al#-hul-a
20'. gu4# x-x
en: ...
21'. ab2# [...]-x
en: ...
22'. ab2 us2#?-sag-x
en: ...
23'. ab2 tur5-ra
en: sick cow
24'. ab2 nam-ra#
en: cow that is booty
25'. ab2 [babbar]
en: white cow
26'. ab2 [giggi]
en: black cow
27'. ab2 su13-[a]
en: brown cow
28'. ab2 gun3-[a]
en: speckled cow
29'. ab2 sig7-sig7#
en: yellow cow
30'. ab2 gu4
en: ...
31'. ab2 x-[...]
en: ...
32'. ab2 x-[...]
en: ...
33'. ab2 x-[...]
en: ...
34'. ab2 u3-[tu]
en: cow that has given birth
35'. [amar]
en: calf
36'. amar [...]
en: ...
37'. amar [...]
en: ...
38'. amar [...]
en: ...
39'. amar [...]
surface a3
column 1
broken
column 2
(traces)
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
en: ...
2'. ud5
en: nanny-goat
3'. ud5 masz2 nud-a
en: nanny-goat with kid that is unable to walk
4'. ud5 masz2 du3-a
en: nanny-goat with kid that walks
5'. ud5 u3-tu
en: nanny-goat that has given birth
6'. ud5 nu-u3-tu
en: nanny-goat that has not given birth
7'. ud5 KA-gal
8'. ud5 babbar
en: white nanny-goat
9'. ud5# giggi#
en: black nanny-goat
10'. [ud5] su13#-[a]
en: brown nanny-goat
surface b1
beginning broken
surface b2
beginning 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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness), leather)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397)	Q000001	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P247526
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P247526

Physical information

Artifact type	Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kisurra (mod. Abu Hatab)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Š 0357 + Ist Š 0376a-k
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT)	P247526
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P247526

References

history: FAOS 2, 215

[Kienast1978FAOS2] Kienast, Burkhart. 1978. Die Altbabylonischen Briefe Und Urkunden Aus Kisurra. Teil 1-2. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 2. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	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
2018-06-20 at 06:58:52	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2018-01-09 at 19:26:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-06-15 at 19:44:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-04-21 at 09:33:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 04:18:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2004-06-18 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247526.

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P247526). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247526 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247526 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247526},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247526.

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P247526). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247526 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247526 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247526},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P247526
LB  - CDLI:P247526
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 037 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247526
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