CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 043 (P247533)

Lexical cylinder excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum, Tehran, Iran

Museum Number

NMI BK 00544 +

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object fragment a
column 1
  illegible
column 2
1. masz2-babbar2
2. masz2-gi6
3. masz2-zi
4. masz2-SU
5. masz2-hur-sag
6. masz2-X-ga
7. masz2-KU-MA
8. masz2-{gesz}kak-a
9. masz2-x-ri-bi
  to be read na-ri-ga or ri-ri-ga?
column 3
1. udu si-mu-ru-um
2. udu elam-ma
3. udu asz-gu-du-um
4. udu mar-tu
5. udu szu-bala
6. udu-KI-x
7. udu-[...]
8. udu-SA?#-[...]
9. udu#-[...]
column 4
1. sila4-[...]
2. sila4#-[...]
fragment b
column 1
  illegible
column 2
1. ama-ab2
2. amar-ab2
3. amar-ab2
4. DISZ
5. ansze
6. ansze-dusu2
7. ansze-gan
8. ansze-gan
  perhaps misreading for nisku(PIRIG)?
column 3
  illegible
fragment c
column 1
  illegible
column 2
1. kir11
2. kir11-ga
3. kir11-im-ma
4. kir11-AK?
5. ud5
6. ud5-masz
7. ud5-masz-tu
8. ud5-babbar
9. ud5-ku3-ga
10. ud5-a-ra
column 3
1. gu4
2. gu4
3. ab2
4. ab2
5. ab2
6. ab2
fragment d
column 1
1'. [...]-KA
2'. [...]-x
3'. [...]-ra
4'. [...]-A
column 2
1'. u8-[...]
2'. u8#-[...]
3'. u8#-[...]
fragment e
column 1
1'. [...]-da-[...]
2'. [...]-he-en-na#-[...]
fragment f
column 1
  illegible
column 2
1'. sila4-x
2'. sila4-TU

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (OB Nippur Ura 03 (witness))
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 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) Q000001 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P247533

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Susa (mod. Shush)
Written In
Excavation Number TS.B.V 068
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum, Tehran, Iran
Museum Number NMI BK 00544 +
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P247533
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P247533

References

  • history: Tanret Fs Steve, 145-147, TS. B V 68

    [Tanret1986FsSteve] Tanret, Michel. 1986. Edited by Léon De Meyer, Hermann Gasche, and François Vallat. Fragmenta Historiae Elamicae : Mélanges Offerts à M.J. Steve.

  • history: IrAnt 45 (pp. 225-257), no. 23

    [Tanret2010IrAnt45] Tanret, Michel, and Katrien De Graef. 2010. Iranica Antiqua 45: 225–57.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-10 at 14:33:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-19 at 09:12:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-19 at 09:09:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2015-06-15 at 19:44:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:19:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-06-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247533.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P247533). (2024, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247533 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247533 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247533},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247533.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P247533). (2024, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247533 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247533 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247533},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P247533
LB  - CDLI:P247533
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247533
ER  -
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