IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) (P274990)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?)

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (animals)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
  beginning broken
surface a'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] DIM2 [...]
2'. [...] ka5 [...]
3'. x ka5 [...]
  sign unclear-not nin
4'. eme#-SZID
5'. nig2#-bunx(|LAK648xIM|)-na
6'. uh#?
  rest broken
surface b'
  beginning broken
1'. musz# KI#-[in-dar?]
2'. musz ki-[in-dar?]
3'. musz i7#?
4'. musz sag-[kal?]
5'. musz igi [nu-gal2?]
6'. musz kun ku5#?-[da]
7'. musz [...]
8'. {d?}nirah
  rest broken
surface c'
  beginning broken
1'. gal?-ma-na
  for Akk. kalmatu, louse?
2'. USZ? KA
3'. umanx(|HIxASZ2|)
4'. [...] x mu2-a
5'. [...] x-a
  rest broken
surface d'
  beginning broken
1'. mar x [...]
2'. sze [...]
3'. nin [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (animals)
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
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274990

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 6N-T0931
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 6NT.931
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P274990
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274990

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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-09-06 at 13:08:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:55:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“IM — ?; (CBS — [Cast] ?) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274990.
IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) artifact entry (No. P274990). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274990 (Original work published 2005)
IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274990 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {IM --- ?; ({CBS} --- [cast] ?) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274990},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274990
LB  - CDLI:P274990
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274990
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“IM — ?; (CBS — [Cast] ?) Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274990.
IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) artifact entry (No. P274990). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274990 (Original work published 2005)
IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274990 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
@misc{2023IM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {IM --- ?; ({CBS} --- [cast] ?) artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274990},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274990},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274990
LB  - CDLI:P274990
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - IM — ?; (CBS — [cast] ?) artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274990
ER  -
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