SpTU 3, 120 (P274491)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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IM —

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Malku=šarru 3)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

165.0 mm × 88.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. s,u-la-ti# = [...]
2. a-na#-an#-tum# = [x]
3. tu-qu-un#-tum# = [x]
4. sza2-asz2-mu# = [x]
5. sza2-asz2-mu# = qab#-lu
6. tu-qu-un-tum# = x#-x?#-tum#
7. nam-s,a-ru# = ar#-ri
8. a-ri-ru = MIN#<(ar#-ri)>
9. lab-bi-bu = MIN<(ar#-ri)>
10. mar-qa-an-tum = MIN<(ar#-ri)>
11. me-ki-lum = MIN<(ar#-ri)>
12. mul-mul-lum = szil#-ta-hu
13. u2-s,u = [x]
14. kak-su-u2 = [x]
15. ELLAG2-ku-szu-u2# = MIN#<(szil#-ta-hu)>
16. su-ru-du# = MIN#<(szil#-ta-hu)>
17. szu-ku-du# = MIN<(szil#-ta-hu)>
18. til#-pa-nu# = qa-asz2#-tum#
19. a-rik-tum# = MIN<(qa-asz2#-tum#)>
20. a-ru#-uh#-tum# = MIN<(qa-asz2#-tum#)>
21. a-rik-tum?# = x#-x#-x?#-x#
22. da-i-mu = szu-kur-ru#
23. til-pa-nu = ad#-du#
24. tuk-szu = [a]-ri-tum
25. tuk-szu# = [ka]-ba#-bu
26. za-ha-t,u3-u2 = qul-mu#-u2#
27. ma-ag-sza2-ru = MIN<(qul-mu#-u2#)>
28. ul-mu = MIN<(qul-mu#-u2#)>
29. ul-mu = kak-ku
30. szu-ri-in-nu = MIN<(kak-ku)>
31. me-te-qu = MIN<(kak-ku)> sza2 ta-ha-zi
32. ma-szad-du = MIN<(kak-ku sza2 ta-ha-zi)>
33. {{la?#-gab}}LAGAB ep-qu# = MIN<(kak-ku)> sza2 za-'-i-ri
34. [x]-tin?#-nu = MIN<(kak-ku sza2 za-'-i-ri)>
35. kal#-ba-na-tum = na#-bala-kat2-tum
36. nim-gal du-ri = MIN<(na#-bala-kat2-tum)>
37. ap-luh-tum = si-ir-ia-a!(MIN)-am#
38. ba-ra-hu = na-sza2-qu
39. ha-ba-bu = MIN<(na-sza2-qu)>
40. musz#-tu-mu-u2 = ha-za-a-nu
41. [mu?]-hap#-pu-u2 = MIN<(ha-za-a-nu)>
42. [mur?]-ta#-mu = szu-ta#-mu#-u2
43. [sza2-ha]-t,u# = re-hu-u2
44. [la-ma]-du = na-a-ku
45. [ga]-ra-szu = MIN<(na-a-ku)>
46. [e]-gu-u2 = MIN<(na-a-ku)>
47. ba-a-tu# = u2-tu-lu
48. szur-bu-bu# = MIN<(u2-tu-lu)>
49. s,il-pa-tum# = mu-szi-tum
50. hup2-hup2-pu# = mu-szi
51. er-pa-tum# = kal mu-szi
52. er-pa-tum# = s,a-la?-la
53. tab-rit mu-szi# = szu-ut-tum
54. ma-ad-ru-u2# = MIN<(szu-ut-tum)>
55. mu-na-ma-tum# = mu-na-at-tum
56. ku-dub-pa-nu = mat-qu
57. ku-dub-pa-nu = da-asz2-pu
58. kas3-ra-tum# = ha-rim-tum#
59. ke-ez-ra-tum# = MIN<(ha-rim-tum#)>
60. asz2-tam-ma = MIN#<(ha-rim-tum#)>
column 2
1. [x]-x#-tum = x#-[...]
2. [x x] x# x# = x#-[...]
3. za?#-x#-ba?# = ha?#-[x?]
4. x#-x#-x?#-x# = x#-[x?]
5. x#-u2?#-[x] = ki?#-[x?]
6. ta#-kal#-tum = e#-pi-in#-[nu]
7. masz-ka-tum = x#-[x?]
8. x#-qa = ta#-kal-tu2 ik?-[x?]
9. x#-x# = ap-[x]
10. mu#-ut-ti# = re#-e-[szu2]
11. mu-ut-ti-isz# = ana re-szi-szu2
12. mu-ut-ti-isz# = ana s,e-ri#-szu2
13. qu-u4#-mu# = mah#-ri
14. ul-lu#-u2 = mah#-ru-u2
15. sa-di-du = MIN#<(mah#-ru-u2)>
16. i#-na# szu-'#-ti# = i#-na mi#-ni
17. lum#-man = za#-mar
18. sur#-ri# = MIN#<(za#-mar)>
19. [hur?]-ri?# = MIN#<(za#-mar)>
20. [...] = MIN#<(za#-mar)>
21. [...] = [...]
22. [...] = [...]
23. [...] = [...]
24. [...] = [...]
25. dir?#-[ka-a-tum] = [...]
26. ul#-[lu-x] = [...]
27. ah-rat# [u4-mu?] = [...]
28. ma-ti-[ma] = [...]
29. ul#-lu-[tisz] = [...]
30. la# ma-tar = MIN#<(%n innanu)>
31. lu#-man = MIN<(%n innanu)>
32. a-ha#-am-ma = ar2-kat2# [u4?-mu?]
33. na-mu#-un-zi? = isz-tu# [x x]
34. an-na# = an-na-[nu-um]
35. an-nu = an-ni#-[isz?]
36. in qa2-bala = isz#-tu?# [x x]
37. isz-tu an-na-nu# = isz-tu an-ni#-[isz?]
38. isz#-tu# ul#-la#-nu = isz-tu ul-li#-isz?#
39. ia-u2 = a-na-ku
40. ia-u2-tu = at-tu-u2-a
41. nu-um-ma = ia-a-tu2
42. ku-u2 = at-tu-u2-ka
43. ku-a-tum = a-na ka-a-szu2
44. szu-a-tum = a-na sza2-a-szu2
45. a-na ku-nu-szi-in = a-na ka-a-szu2-nu
46. a-na szu-nu-szi-in = a-na sza2-a-szu2-nu
47. ma-na-ma = mam-ma#
48. mu-na-ma# = mim-ma#
49. tu-ma# = ki-ma#
50. tu-ma# = ki-ma#
51. tu-sza2-a-ma# = ki-sza2-a-ma#
52. mi-in-su = MIN<(ki-sza2-a-ma#)>
53. pi-qa-a-ma# = MIN<(ki-sza2-a-ma#)>
54. ap-pu-un-[na] = MIN<(ki-sza2-a-ma#)>
55. ul-[la] = MIN#<(ki-sza2-a-ma#)>
56. mi-in#-[su] = am#-me-ni
57. ul-[la] = [mi]-in!-su
58. ul#-[la] = [...]-a#-ma
59. ki#-sza2-[am-ma] = [...]-ma
60. e-[zu-ub] = [...]
61. ma-[szisz-tum] = [...]
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column 1
1. ma-szisz-tum# = a-na su-ur-ri
2. ma-szisz-tum = sza2-2(u)
3. ma-szisz-tum = ap-pu-un-nu
4. i-na-an = isz-tu
5. as,-s,ir = a-na muh-hi-szu2
6. lu ul-la-an-nu = lu ul-la2-tu
7. al-ma = asz2-szu
8. tu-ur-ru = za-mu-u
9. tu-ur-ru = tu-ur LU2
10. tu-ur-ru = qar-nu LU2
11. tu-ur-ru = sip-pi
12. HA-LAM-MA = ma-szu-u2
13. HA-LAM-MA = ma-szi-tum
14. HA-LAM-MA = sze-e-tum
15. ri-ip-qa = na-du-u sza2 si-ir
16. ia-a-di-ma-tum = ru-ub-s,u
17. a-ma-tin-nu = MIN<(ru-ub-s,u)>
18. ta-ba-asz2-te-nu = zu-u2 u3 szi-na-a-tu2
19. ka-kal-ti = lat-ti
20. im-ma = u4-mu#
21. ur-ru = MIN<(u4-mu#)>
22. sze#-e-ru = MIN<(u4-mu#)>
23. pa#-lu-u2 = MIN<(u4-mu#)>
24. im-ma# ka#-kab#-bu = u4-[mu ...]
25. IGI pa-le-e# = MIN#<(u4-[mu ...])>
26. IGI pa-le-e = [...]
27. UD-DA-KAM = [...]
28. UD-DA-KAM = [...]
29. u4-um a-dan-nu = [...]
30. u4-um ra-hu-u2 = [...]
31. u4-um t,a-a-bi# = [...]
32. u4-um ki?#-[is-pi?] = [...]
33. u4-um# [...] = [...]
34. u4#-[um ...] = [...]
35. [...] = [...]
36. [...] = [...]
37. [...] = [...]
38. [...] = [si-ma]-ni?#
39. [...] = [li]-la?#-a#-tum
40. x#-x#-hu#-u2# = [x]
41. sza2-an-sza2-la = isz#-tu# 3(disz) u4-mu
42. am-sza2-la = mu-szam-mu
43. u4-gu-nu-ru-u2 = ti-ma-lu
44. u4-gu#-dil-u2 = isz-ten2 u4-mu
45. ul-lu-tisz = MIN<(isz-ten2 u4-mu)>
46. isz-tu ul#-la-an = isz-tu s,a-a-tu2
47. sze-er-ti = ka-s,a-a-ti
48. ka-ma!(BA)-s,u = mu-us,-la-la
49. ka#-ra-ru-u2 = MIN<(mu-us,-la-la)>
50. a-szi-ti = MIN<(mu-us,-la-la)>
51. sza?#-ar-bu = ku-us,-s,u
52. hal-pu-u = MIN<(ku-us,-s,u)>
53. sze-szu-u = MIN<(ku-us,-s,u)>
54. a-ra-a-mu = MIN<(ku-us,-s,u)>
55. e-ra-ia-tum = MIN<(ku-us,-s,u)>
56. hal-pu-u2 = tak-s,a-a-tu2
column 2
1. hal-pu-u2 = szu#-ri-pu
2. hi-mit-tum = MIN#<(szu#-ri-pu)>
3. szal-gu = MIN#<(szu#-ri-pu)>
4. bi-bi-it-ti = szu#-ru#-up-pu-u
5. szu-sze-ru-u = [x]
6. hi-mit-tum = zi#-qi2-qi2
7. zi#-qi2-qi2 = [sza2]-a-ri
8. ma-ni-tum = [x]
9. me-hu-u2 = MIN#<([sza2]-a-ri)>
10. sze-hu-u2 = MIN#<([sza2]-a-ri)>
11. ziq-ziq-qu = MIN#<([sza2]-a-ri)>
12. an-qul2-lum = MIN<([sza2]-a-ri)>
13. an#-qul2-lum = MIN<([sza2]-a-ri)> lem-nu
14. an#-qul2-lum = MIN<([sza2]-a-ri)> kab-bu
15. ziq#-ziq-qu = MIN<([sza2]-a-ri)> bil-la
16. [IM]-SUH3-u2 = MIN<([sza2]-a-ri)> e-szi-ti
17. [IM]-SUH3-u2 = MIN<([sza2]-a-ri)> si-hi-ti
18. [IM]-SUH3-u2 = MIN#<([sza2]-a-ri)> mit-hur-ti
19. [x]-x# IM = sza2#-ba-t,u IM
20. [PIRIG]-GAL# = szu#-u2-ti
21. [PIRIG-BAN3]-DA = il#-ta-nu
22. [PIRIG]-SZU#-DU7 = szad-du-u
23. PIRIG#-NU-SZU-DU7 = a-mur#-ru
24. IM-TI-LA = sza2-a-ri s,e#-li#
25. IM-TI-LA = MIN<(sza2-a-ri)> i-da-a-ti#
26. {{dal#-ha#-mun#}}|SUM#.IR#@[IR].SUM#| = a-szam-szu-ti
27. e-szi-ti = MIN<(a-szam-szu-ti)>
28. mu-um-mil-lat ep-ri = MIN<(a-szam-szu-ti)>
29. me-hu-u2 = MIN<(a-szam-szu-ti)>
30. ar2-ti-di = ur-pat zir
31. su-hum-mu = s,e-e-ti
32. su-hum-mu = ha-mat,
33. su-hum-mu = sza2-ha-nu
34. du-u2-ti = masz-ha-an-du
35. DUH!(GABA)-UD-DA = MIN<(masz-ha-an-du)>
36. pat-nu# = man-na
37. a-nu-um-mu# = ana ia-a-szi
38. ka-na-ku = na-a-ri
39. up#-pu = pi-t,ir
40. musz-szak-ku# = ZID2-MAD-GA2
41. zi-i-bu = MIN#<(ZID2-MAD-GA2)>
42. zi-i-bu = GI#-NA?#-u2
43. zi-i-bu = i-sin-ni?#
44. zi-i-bu = ni-qu-u
45. ta-an-qi2-ta = MIN<(ni-qu-u)>
46. ta#-an-qi2#-ta = ku#-uk?#-ru?#
47. tap-su = mir-su2
48. SA2-DUG4 = gi#-nu-u2 sza2 DINGIR
49. tak#-li-mu = nap#-ta-nu
50. ul#-s,u = du#-un-qu
51. ha-la!-s,u = ku#-uk-ku-szu
52. {{su-un}}SUN2 = ri?#-sit2?-ti
53. ri-si-it#-ti = nar#-t,a-bu
  double ruling
m=locator colophon
54. LUGAL-A-RA-SU!-u2 = mu-gar#-ru-u sza2 DINGIR
55. IM-5(disz)-KAM ESZ2-GAR LU2# *(P2) sza2-a
56. NU-AL-TIL GABA-RI UNUG{ki#} ki-ma; TIL-szu2 SAR-ma# IGI-TAB

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 165.0 high × 88.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Malku=šarru 3)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: SpTU 3, 120

    [vonWeiher1988SpTU3] Weiher, Egbert von. 1988. Spätbabylonische Texte Aus Uruk. Teil III. Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft in Uruk-Warka, Band 12. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

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  • Museum No.: IM —
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 22793 + W 22794 + W 22795 + W 22813
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2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:50:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-09-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“SpTU 3, 120 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274491.
SpTU 3, 120 artifact entry (No. P274491). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274491 (Original work published 2005)
SpTU 3, 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274491 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
@misc{2023SpTU,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {SpTU 3, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274491},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274491},
}


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