Education in the Earliest Schools 126 (P273840)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

PARS 12/01, 089

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

108.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
3'. [...] USZ#
 en: ...;
4'. {disz}[...]-x USZ#
 en: ...;
5'. {disz}ri URU
 en: ...;
6'. {disz}iri URU
 en: City
7'. {disz}u4 |URUxMIN|
 en: ...;
8'. {disz}|URUxMIN|
 en: ...;
9'. {disz}mi#-ri# GIR2
 en: Dagger
10'. {disz}ul# AD2
 en: ...;
11'. {disz}ad AD2
 en: A bush
12'. {disz}ta-ab AD2
 en: To burn
13'. {disz}mu-ug MUG
 en: Wool
14'. {disz}za-dim ZADIM!
 en: Stone cutter
15'. {disz}ni-im NIM
 en: A fly
16'. {disz}NIM
 en: ...;
17'. {disz}GAR
 en: ...;
18'. {disz}ga2#-ar GAR
 en: To place
column 2
1. [{disz}]x GAR
 en: ...;
2. {disz}GAR
 en: ...;
3. {disz}pa-ad PAD
 en: To break
4. {disz}szu-ku PAD
 en: A ration
5. {disz}ku-ru-um PA
 en: A ration
6. {disz}su-ur SUR
 en: To press
7. {disz}bu-ur BUR
 en: To spread
8. {disz}BUR
 en: ...;
9. {disz}su-ul DUN
 en: A youth
10. {disz}du-un DUN
 en: To dig
11. {disz}DUN
 en: ...;
12. {disz}SZUBUR
 en: A pig
13. {disz}ma-ar MAR
 en: To winnow
14. {disz}MAR
 en: ...;
15. {disz}KI
 en: A place
16. {disz}KI
 en: ...;
17. {disz}DI
 en: To speak
18. {disz}SA DI
 en: Equal
19. {disz}si-lim DI
 en: Healthy
reverse
1. {disz}SZA3
 en: Stomach
2. {disz}SZU
 en: Hand
3. {disz}GAL
 en: Large
4. {disz}GAL
 en: ...;
5. {disz}NA
 en: Non-precious stone
6. {disz}DU6
 en: A hill
7. {disz}ITI
 en: A month
8. {disz}LAGAR
 en: A priest
9. {disz}SAG
 en: Head
10. {disz}U-SAG
 en: ...;
11. {disz}U-SAG
 en: ...;
12. {disz}SAG@n
 en: ...;
13. {disz}di-il# DUL3
 en: ...;
14. {disz}su-mu-ur szu#-ru# DUL3
 en: Angry
15. {disz}sa-la-am DUL3
 en: ...;
16. {disz}pi KA
 en: Mouth
17. {disz}e#-nim# KA
 en: A word
18. {disz}[ka] KA
 en: ...;
19. {disz}zu KA
 en: A tooth
column 2
1. {disz}du KA
 en: To speak
2. {disz}gu2 KA
 en: Voice
3. {disz}du-ug KA
 en: To speak
4. {disz}KA
 en: ...;
5. {disz}u-gu UGU
 en: Skull
6. {disz}du-u2 DU
 en: To go
7. {disz}di DU
 en: To bring
8. {disz}tum# DU
 en: To bring
9. {disz}gi-in DU
 en: To establish
10. {disz}gu-ub DU
 en: To stand
11. {disz}ge6-en DU
 en: To go
12. {disz}sza DU
 en: ...;
13. {disz}ra DU
 en: ...;
14. {disz}la-[ah DU]
 en: To bring
15. {disz}[...]
 en: ...;

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273840

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 108.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
antiquities market
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number PARS 12/01, 089
Accession Number 96270

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
DCCLT/Reading the Signs (DCCLT/signlists) P273840
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P273840

References

  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 126

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-09-07 at 15:07:28 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 126 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273840.
Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry (No. P273840). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273840 (Original work published 2005)
Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273840 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273840},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 126 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273840.
Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry (No. P273840). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273840 (Original work published 2005)
Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273840 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273840},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P273840
LB  - CDLI:P273840
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273840
ER  -
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