Education in the Earliest Schools 120 (P273857)

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, 127

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

94.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{u2}]x
 en: ...;
2. {u2#}kul#
 en: a type of weed;
3. {u2#}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB|#
 en: a type of grass;
4. {u2#}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB|#
 en: a type of grass;
5. {u2#}x
 en: ...;
6. {u2#}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB|# ku5
 en: a type of cut grass;
7. {u2}x-TUR
 en: ...;
8. {u2}asz-tal2!(IGI)-tal2
 en: a type of plant;
9. {u2}pe#-ze2-er
 en: a cobweb;
10. {u2#}PI#-ra
 en: ...;
11. {u2#}[...]-dehi3
 en: a thorny weed;
12. {u2#}ama-ni
 en: 'his mother' plant;
13. {u2}dumu?-ni
 en: 'his child'plant;
14. {u2}nig2#-nam-ma-ni
 en: a type of plant;
15. {u2}nig2#-u2-rum
 en: 'property' plant;
16. {u2}munzer#
 en: licorice;
17. {u2}KI#-x
 en: a type of grass;
18. {u2}KI#-x
 en: a type of grass;
19. {u2#}am#-si-har#-ra-an-na
 en: 'camel'plant;
reverse

Text content

Genre(s) School text
Language(s)

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 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) Q000041 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273857

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 94.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 26.0 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, 127
Accession Number 96264

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P273857
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P273857

References

  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 120

    [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 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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 120 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273857.
Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry (No. P273857). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273857 (Original work published 2005)
Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273857 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273857},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“Education in the Earliest Schools 120 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273857.
Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry (No. P273857). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273857 (Original work published 2005)
Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273857 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P273857
LB  - CDLI:P273857
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273857
ER  -
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