OECT 04, 160 (P247798)

Lexical tablet excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Photo

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1923-0404

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (OB P-Lu)

Language(s)

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2#
2. lugal#
3. [nam]-dumu#-na#
4. sukkal#
5. [sukkal] mah#
6. [sukkal szag4] e2#-a#
7. [sukkal i3]-du8#
8. [sukkal lu2]-kasz4#-a#
9. [sukkal lu2]-kasz4#-a#
10. [sukkal mar]-tu
11. [sukkal] |PA.TE.SI|#
12. |UD.KA.BAR|#-dab5#
13. [sukkal] sanga#
14. [|GAL.UD|] unken#-na#
15. [gal-zu] unken#-na#
16. [...]
17. [...]-x-x
18. [ra-bi-si2-ka3]-tum#
19. [ra-bi-si2-ka3]-tum#
20. [qa2-nu-um a2]-zi?#-da?#
4 lines missing
25. ra?#-[...]
26. GAL [...]
27. ra#-gaba?#
28. ra#-[...]
29. ra#-gaba#
30. [lu2]-kin#-gi4#-a#
31. SAL [ra]-gaba#
32. sza13-dub#-ba#
33. sza13-dub-ba tusz-a
34. gu2-en-na
35. ensi2(|PA.TE.SI|)#
36. sanga
37. [um]-mi-a
38. [sza3]-tam
39. [sza3-tam] lugal
40. [sza3-tam] e2#-gal#
3 lines missing
column 2
1. [...]-ba#
2. [sza3-tam] e2 uzu
3. [sza3-tam e2] usz-bar
4. [sza3-tam e2] kuruszda
5. sza3#-tam# e2# kuruszda
6. sza3#-tam# e2#-dub#-ba-a
7. sza3#-tam# e2# uruda
8. sza3#-tam# e2# kiszib3-ba-a
9. sza3#-tam# e2# eresz
10. sza3#-tam# na#-kam-tum
11. sza3#-tam# E2#-[x]-x
12. [x]-EN?#-[x]
13. mu#-sar#
14. dub#-sar#
15. dub#-sar# za3#-ga#
16. dub#-sar# mah
17. dub#-sar# lugal#
18. dub#-sar# x-x
19. dub#-sar# [...]-nin
20. dub#-sar# ugnim#
21. dub#-sar# tur#
22. dub#-sar# a#-ru#-a#
23. sag#-x
24. dub#-sar?# gal2#-[tak4-a]
25. dub#-sar# pe-[el]-la?#
26. dub#-sar# kuru7# ak#
27. dub#-sar# umun2# ak#
28. dub#-sar# x-[x]
29. dub#-sar# [x]-e-x
30. dub#-sar# x
31. [x]-AN-x-x
32. gal-zu?#
33. ku3 [zu]
34. masz zu#
35. SAL masz?# zu?#
36. kindagal(|GAL.(GAD&GAD.GAR&GAR)|)#
37. kindagal(|GAL.(GAD&GAD.GAR&GAR)|)#
38. tiru(|GAL.TE|)#
39. ra2#-gaba#
40. szag4# e2?#-gal
41. dumu e2-gal
42. lugal a-ra us2-sa
43. [szar2-x-a]-ab-du7
44. [x-a]-ab#-du7
45. [szu]-i#
46. [...]-x
column 3
1. szu-i lugal
2. szu-i sag-an-na
3. szu-i egir#-NA#
4. szu#-i# gu2#-en#-na#
5. a#-zu#
6. a#-[...]
8 lines broken
15. x-[...]
16. x-[...]
17. x-[...]
18. ma?#-an?#-du?#-[x-x]
19. [x-x]-du?#-[x-x]
3 lines broken
23. x-x-[x-x]
24. aga#-[...]
2 lines missing
27. aga#-[...]-x-[...]
28. [...]-x-[...]
29. aga#-[...]
30. sagi#-[x]
31. sagi?#-gal?#
32. sagi# [...]-x
33. sagi#-[x]
34. [...]-GABA?#-[...]
35. [...]
36. sagi#-[...]
37. sagi#-[...]
38. sagi#-[...]
39. en?#-nu-ug3# [...]
40. [en]-nu-ug3?#-[...]
41. i3#-[...]
42. i3-[...]
43. i3-[...]
44. i3-[...]
45. i3-[...]
46. i3-[du8] e2#-gal#
47. i3-[du8] ka2 e2-gal
48. i3-du8 x
49. i3-du8 x-x-x-x
column 4
1? line missing
2'. PA#-[...]
3'. PA#-[...]
traces of 10 lines
broken
traces of 4 lines
1''. ugula# nam#-[...]
2''. ugula# nam#-[...]
3''. ugula# nam#-1(u)#
4''. ugula# nam#-5(disz)
5''. szab(|PA#.IB#|)#
6''. szab(|PA.IB?#|)#
7''. PA#-[...]
8''. PA#-[...]
9''. PA#-[...]
3 missing
13''. PA-[...]
14''. PA#-[...]
15''. PA#?-[...]
16''. PA#-[...]
17''. PA#-[...]
18''. [...]
19''. x-[...]
20''. KUSZU2?#-[...]
column 5
2 lines missing
3. [gudu4 zi]-ni-sze3?# ku4?#-ra?#
4. [gudu4] bala?#-[x]
5. gudu4# bala#
6. gudu4#
7. iszib#
8. iszib?# ki gal#
9. susbu#
10. szita# esz3
11. lu2#-mah#
12. [x]-szu#-gal2#
13. [a]-tu#
14. [a]-tu#
15. [lal3]-e?# szag4?#-ga#
16. [egi] zi#
17. egi# zi# an-na
18. [eresz]-dingir
19. [eresz-dingir] nin#-urta
20. [en]-zirru(|X.AN?.SZESZ.KI|)#
21. [en]-nuzzi(|X.AN.UD|)#
22. [en]-ukurrim(|X.MUSZ3|)#
23. [en]-szennu(|X.KU3|)#
24. [...]-x
25. ensi(|EN?.ME.LI|)#
2 lines missing
28. enkum(|EN.PAP.X|)#
29. x-[...]
about 16 lines missing
reverse
column 1
6 lines missing
7. kisal# [luh]
8. SAL# [kisal luh]
9. ama#-[...]
10. ama#-[...]
11. amalu(|(GA2xAN).AN.MUSZ3|)#
12. ama#-[x]
13. ama#-x
14. ama# nam#-tag#
15. ama# nir-ra
16. ama# ugu
17. ama#-gan
18. ama# u3-tu
19. ama# tu-[da]
20. agarin3#-na#
21. ama-ar-gi4#
22. ama# a-tu
23. ama?# a-tu
24. ama# nu-tuku#
25. ama# nu#-zu#
26. ama?# tam?#-ma#
27. ama?# ban3?#-da#
28. ama?# gurusz#
29. ama?# gu#-[la]
30. sza3?#-zu?#
31. szesz#
32. szesz?# gal#
33. szesz?# ban3?#-da?#
34. pa4# szesz?#
35. nin9?#
36. nin9?# gal#
37. nin9# [ban3]-da#
38. TUR
39. TUR
40. |TUR.TUR|
41. di4-di4-la2
42. dumu nita2
43. dumu# munus
44. [dumu a2] e3#-a
45. |TUR.DISZ|#
2 lines missing
column 2
4 lines missing
5. [munus]
6. ARAD2#
7. geme2#
8. [gu2]-x-ba
9. gu2-bi2 gul-gul
10. |HIxASZ2|-ra# tu#-da?#
11. |HIxASZ2|-ra?# tu#-da#
12. gal4-la#
13. siki gal4-la#
14. pe-en-ze2#-er#
15. emeda{da#}
16. [emeda]{da#}-[...]
17. emeda{da#?}-x
18. u2#-sal#
traces
20. ama [x]-na?#
traces
22. ab#-ba?#
23. ab#-ba#-iri#
24. szu#-gi4#
25. a#-a#
26. ad#-da#
27. pa4-bil#-gi4#
28. ad gi4#-gi4#
29. szag4# kusz2#-a#
30. nimgir#
31. nimgir# gal#
32. nimgir# iri#
33. nimgir# usz#-bar#
34. nimgir# mar#-tu#
35. ha#-za#-nu#-um#
36. szagina#
37. szagina# erin2#
38. szagina# erin2# x-gi4#-a#
39. szagina#-e#-ne
40. szagina# e2#-gal#
41. szagina# aga#-us2# sag#-an#-na#
42. [x]-gu4#
5 lines missing
rest of column broken
column 3
1. x-[...]
2. lu2?# [x]-ri#-ri#-ga#
3. APIN#
4. [engar] mah?#
5. engar?# su7?#
6. engar# sze-gesz#-i#
7. uru4{ru#}-a#
8. apin#-la2#
9. absin3#
10. absin3-[...]-x
11. absin3# [si]-sa2?#
12. absin3 murub4#-ba
13. absin3# {gesz}szibir#
14. absin3# dur#-tag#
15. absin3?# x-[...]
16. dur#-tu-lu?#
17. [...]-tu#-lu#
18. [...]
19. GAN2?#-ku5-da#
20. [x]-|KA.SAL|
21. [lu]-gu2#
22. [sipa]
23. [sipa gu4] ab2#
24. [sipa] ansze#?
25. [sipa?] gu4#?
26. sipa(|PA?.LU|)# nim
27. na#-gada#
28. munsub3
29. unu3
30. ga#-ab-ra
31. tur3#
32. [amasz?]
33. ga2?# [udu]
34. ga2#-[rig7]
35. szurim#
36. szurim [x]
37. szurim# [x]
38. a2-gar-[...]
39. x-x
40. x-x-x
5 lines missing
column 4
3 lines missing
4. [...]-dim3-[...]
5. [x-(x)]-x
6. x
7. sag# nu#-ti#-la?#
8. AN-x
9. AN-x
10. gal5-la2
11. gal5-la2#-gal?#
12. gal5#-la2#-tur?#
13. gal5#-la2# x-x
14. ba-za
15. SAL ba-za
16. szu#-x-x-tu# [...]
17. SAL# szu-x-x-tu#-da?#
18. u2?#-[...]
19. SAL# x-[...]
traces of 2 lines
4 lines missing
rest of column blank
column 5
blank

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 P-Lu)
Language(s)

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 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702)	Q000047	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P247798
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P247798

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1923-0404
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Ashm-1923.404
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT)	P247798
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P247798

References

primary: OECT 4, 160

[vanderMeer1938OECT4] Meer, Petrus E. van der. 1938. Syllabaries A, B1 and B with Miscellaneous Lexicographical Texts from the Herbert Weld Collection. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 4. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
history: MSL 12, 029 G

[Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-10-20 at 10:12:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-07-04 at 14:24:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-06-12 at 17:51:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-05-26 at 04:22:31	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2004-07-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 04, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247798.

OECT 04, 160 artifact entry (No. P247798). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247798 (Original work published 2004)

OECT 04, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247798 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {OECT 04, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247798},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P247798
LB  - CDLI:P247798
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OECT 04, 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247798
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OECT 04, 160 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P247798.

OECT 04, 160 artifact entry (No. P247798). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247798 (Original work published 2004)

OECT 04, 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247798 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2023OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {OECT 04, 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247798},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P247798
LB  - CDLI:P247798
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - OECT 04, 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247798
ER  -