VAT 09541 (P345960)

Lexical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 09541

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Text

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column 1
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2'. # szargalminx(|HIx(GAL.MIN)|) [*] " [szar-gal-min] ~ [|HIx(GAL.MIN)|] = %a [...]-min
3'. [*] " [...] ~ [|HIxX|] = %a [...]-u2
4'. # tu7 [*] " [tu-u2] ~ [|HIxBAD|] = %a um#-ma-rum
5'. # szargad [*] " [szar-ga-du] ~ [|HIxGAD|] = %a kisz-sza2-tu
6'. # bir [*] " [bi-ir] ~ %3 |HIxSZE#| @ SZE = %a sa3-pa-hu
7'. # uh [*] " [u2-uh] ~ %3 |HIxNUN| @ NUN = %2 %a up-lu
8'. # kiszi13 [*] " [ki]-isz# ~ %3 |HI.KASKAL| = %2 %a kul2-ba-bu
9'. # kiszi15 [*] " [ki-isz] ~ %3 |KASKAL.HI| = %a MIN<(kul2-ba-bu)>
10'. # gudu4 [*] " [gu]-tu# ~ %3 |HIxNUN.ME| = %2 %a pa-szi-szu
11'. # luhsza [*] " [luh]-sza2 ~ %3 |HIxNUN?.ME.U| = %2 %a luh-szu-u2
12'. # ur5 [*] " [u2]-ru# ~ %3 |HIxASZ2| @ ASZ2 = %2 %a e-ru-u2
13'. # zil [*] " [zi]-il# ~ NUN = %a sza2-la-tu
14'. # nir [*] " [ni]-ir ~ |NUN&NUN| = %a e-tel-lu
15'. # agargara [*] " [a-gar]-ga#-ra ~ NUN@t = %a a-gar-ga-ru-u2
16'. [*] " [...]; [x] ~ |NUN.SZE| = %a pi-risz-tu
17'. # gurud [*] " [gu]-ru-u4 ~ |NUN.KI| = %a na!(MA)-du-u2
18'. # tur3 [*] " tu#-ur ~ |NUN.LAGAR| = %a tar-ba-s,u
19'. [*] " [...]; [x]-ri-ig ~ |NUN.LA.GA2xUSZ| = %a li-tu
20'. # gagax [*] " ga#-ga ~ |NUN.LA.GA2xGAR| = %a mil-ku
  jalga[forethought]
21'. # adamin4 [*] " a#-da-min3 ~ |NUN%NUN| = %a te-s,e-tu
22'. # handu [*] " ha#-an-du ~ |NUN%NUN.LAGAR&LAGAR]| = %a ap-luh-tu
23'. # szi [*] " szi#-i ~ IGI = %a e-gu-u2
24'. # [*] " [x]-u2 ~ |IGI.RU!| = %a a-tu-u2
25'. # [*] " x#-u2 ~ |IGI.E2| = %a ba-ru-u2
26'. # igisztu [*] " [igi]-isz#-t,u ~ |IGI.DU| = %a |SAG.DU|
27'. # sag10 [*] " [si-ig] ~ |IGI.ERIN2| = %a dam-qu
28'. # ar [*] " [ar] ~ AR# = %a a-na
29'. # [*] " [...] ~ [IGI@g] = %a ar#-qu#
30'. # [*] " [...] ~ [...] = %a [...]-x#
column 2
1'. # ad6 * " ad# ~ %3 |LU2.GAM| = %2 %a sza2-lam#-du#
2'. # kamax(|LU2.KAM|) * " ka-ma ~ %3 |LU2.KAM| = %2 %a a-ta-ru
3'. # urbingu * " ur-bi-gu!(SAL) ~ %3 |LU2%LU2| = %2 %a szi-it-nu-nu
4'. # inbir * " in-bir ~ LU2 = %a ip-pi-ru
5'. # pagra3 * " pa-ag-ra ~ %3 |4xLU2| = %a ka-ra-szu
6'. # lil8 * " li-il ~ %3 LU2@t = %2 %a li-il-lu
7'. # lugal * " lu-gal ~ %3 LUGAL = %2 %a LUGAL
8'. # gug5 * " ku-ku ~ |LUGAL%LUGAL| = %a nu-kur-tu
9'. # dul9 * " t,u-ul ~ UR@s = %a DUL-tu
10'. # ur-ur * " ur-ru-ur ~ |UR&UR| = %a a-ki-lu
11'. # lirum8 * " li-li-ru ~ |UR%UR| = %a szi-it-pu-s,u
12'. # ur2 * " ur ~ UR2 = %a za-nu-u2
13'. # uszbar * " usz-bar ~ |UR2xU2.ASZ| = %a e-me-tu
14'. # erim7/erin9 * " e-ri-im ~ |UR2xHA| = %a um-ma-nu
15'. # szuhuszx/suhuszx * " szu-husz ~ |UR2xAL| = %a isz-du
16'. # tu4 * " tu-u2 ~ %3 TUM = %2 %a hu-ur2!(LI)-da!(SZE)-tu
17'. # zib2 * " ki-ib ~ %3 |TUM.ESZ| = %2 %a szi-mi-ta-a-an
18'. # hasz2 * " ha-asz2 ~ %3 |TUM.KAD3| = %2 %a en-szu
19'. # egir * " e-gir ~ %3 |TUM.UD| = %a %3 EGIR-tu
20'. # egir * " MIN<(e-gir)> ~ %3 |TUM.SZU2| = %2 %a MIN<(EGIR-tu)>
21'. # szud4 * " szu-u4 ~ SZID = %a mi-nu-tu
22'. # szax * " sza-a ~ %3 |SZA3xSZU2| @ SZU2 = %2 %a li-ib-bu
23'. # kiszlix * " ki-isz-li ~ %3 |SZA3xA| @ A = %2 %a isz-ki-la-tu
24'. # habruda * " hab-bu-ru-da ~ %3 |SZA3xU| @ U = %2 %a hur-ru
25'. # habruda * " MIN<(hab-bu-ru-da)> ~ %3 |SZA3xBAD| @ BAD = %2 %a MIN<(hur-ru)>
26'. # pesz4 * " pe-esz ~ %3 |SZA3xA| @ A = %2 %a mi-ru-u2
27'. # pesz13 * " MIN<(pe-esz)> ~ %3 |SZA3xTUR| @ TUR = %2 %a MIN<(mi-ru-u2)>
28'. # nanamx * " na-nam ~ %3 |SZA3xNE| @ NE = %2 %a qi-nu
29'. # nanamx * " MIN<(na-nam)> ~ %3 |SZA3xBAD| @ BAD = %2 %a MIN<(qi-nu)>
30'. [*] " [x-x]-x# ~ %3 |SZA3xGISZ|# @ GISZ = %2 %a kam2-ma-an-tu
31'. # ni2 [*] " [ni] ~ [IM] = %a pu-luh-tu
32'. # szeg7 [*] " [sze-e] ~ [IM] = %a za#-na#-nu
33'. [*] " [...] ~ [IM] = %a x#-x#-su
34'. [*] " [...] ~ [IM] = %a x#-[x]-u2
column 3
1'. * " [...] ~ [4(U@g)] = %a 4(disz) bu#-[ur]
2'. # 5(bur3)@v * " bur-ia ~ 5(U@g) = %a 5(disz) bu-[ur]
3'. # gin3 * " gi-en ~ KUR = %a sza-du-u2
4'. # gudibir2 * " gu-di-bir ~ |KUR@KUR| = %a nu-kur-tu
5'. # lamhu * " lam-hu ~ |KUR@KUR| = %a ir-kal-la
6'. # upax * " u2-pa ~ ASZ@z | %1 zi-da-ti-nu-u = %0 %a u2-pu
7'. # uzalagx * " u2-za-lag ~ ASZ@k | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a u2-za-la-qu
8'. # ulix * " u2-LI ~ DISZ@135 | %1 sa ka-ba-MIN<(ti-nu-u)> = %0 %a u2-bu-rum
9'. # uburax * " u2-bu-ra ~ ASZ@45 | %1 zi-da-MIN<(ti-nu-u)> = %0 %a u2-pu sza2 szam-szi
10'. # utaqax * " u2-ta-qa ~ ASZ@225 | %1 ka-ba-MIN<(ti-nu-u)> = %0 %a 4(disz) IGI-GAL2-BE
11'. # ukitx * " u2-ki-it ~ DISZ | %1 sa-da-qu = %0 %a ki-tu
12'. # bakx * " ba-ak ~ 4(DISZ@k) | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a szu-szu-ru
13'. # bakx * " MIN<(ba-ak)> ~ |4x(DISZ%DISZ)| | %1 mi-na-be IGI-SI-mu = %0 %a MIN<(szu-szu-ru)> sza2 ki-nu-ni
14'. # uzarax * " u2-za-ra ~ ASZ@t = %a 4(disz) SAR
15'. # upilax * " u2-PI-la ~ ASZ@225 | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a u2-PI-lu-u2
16'. # tab * " ta-ab ~ TAB = %a mur-s,u
17'. # tab4 * " MIN<(ta-ab)> ~ MAN = %a MIN<(mur-s,u)>
18'. # kad6 * " ka-ad ~ ZIB | %1 di-li li-mu-bu zi-da-ti-nu-u = %0 %a ha-ra-su
19'. # zib * " zi-ba!(ZU) ~ ZIB = %a szi-mi-ta-a-an
20'. # sumx * " su-um ~ ZIB@k | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a la-ap-nu qa-tu-u2
21'. # lisz * " li-isz ~ LISZ = %a ku-sa-pu
22'. # erim * " e-ri-im ~ ERIM = %a s,a-bu
23'. # u4 * " u2-da ~ %3 UD = %2 %a tu-sza2-bu-lu
24'. # ad4 * " MIN<(u2-da)> ~ ZA@t = %a MIN<(tu-sza2-bu-lu)>
25'. # disz * " di-isz ~ DISZ = %a 1(disz)-en
26'. # nigida * " ni-gi-da ~ DISZ = %a pa-an
27'. # nigida min * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> mi-na ~ |DISZ&DISZ| = %a 2(disz) pa-ni
28'. # nigida esz5 * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> esz-sze ~ |DISZ&DISZ.DISZ| = %a 3(disz) pa-ni
29'. # nigida limmu5 * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> li-ma ~ 4(DISZ) = %a 4(disz) pa-ni
30'. # nigida ia3 * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> ia ~ 5(DISZ) = %a 5(disz) pa-ni
31'. # gesz min * " gesz mi-na ~ 2(DISZ) = %a 2(disz) szu-szi
32'. # gesz esz5 * " gesz esz6-sze ~ 3(DISZ) = %a 3(disz) szu-szi
33'. # gesz limmu5 * " gesz li-ma ~ 4(DISZ) = %a 4(disz) szu-szi
34'. # ia3 * " gesz ia ~ 5(DISZ) = %a 5(disz) szu-szi
35'. # gesz asz3 * " gesz u-a-sza2-a ~ 6(DISZ) = %a 6(disz) szu-szi
36'. # gesz 7(disz) * " gesz u2-mi-na ~ 7(DISZ) = %a 7(disz) szu-szi
37'. # gesz ussu * " gesz u2-sa ~ 8(DISZ) = %a 8(disz) szu-szi
38'. # 9(disz) * " gesz u2-li-mu-<<ku>> ~ 9(DISZ) = %a 9(disz) szu-szi
39'. # gesz u * " ni-szu ~ |U+DISZ| = %a [ni-ir]
40'. # [gesz] min [*] " [MIN<(ni-szu)>] mi#-na ~ [|2x(U+DISZ)|] = %a [2(disz) ni-ri]
column 4
1'. # la'u2 * " MIN<(la-u2)> ~ [|LAL2xX|] = %a [...]
2'. # la'u3 * " MIN<(la-u2)> ~ [|LAL2xX|] = %a [...]
3'. # usar * " u2-[sar] ~ [|LAL2xSAR|] = %a [...]
4'. # uku2 * " u2-[ku] ~ [|LAL2xDU|] = %a [...]
5'. # la-UR * " la-UR ~ [|LAL2xX|] = %a [...]
6'. # halbi4 * " hal-pa ~ [|LAL2xHAL|] = %a [...]
7'. # halba5 * " hal-ME ~ [|LAL2xGISZGAL|] = %a [...]
8'. # kur2 * " kur ~ [PAP] = %a [...]
9'. # sila3 * " si-la ~ [SILA3]
10'. # pa5 * " pa-[a] ~ [|PAP.E|] = %a [...]
11'. # pa6 * " MIN#<(pa-a)> ~ [|PA.ISZ|] = %a [...]
12'. # pap-ugur2 * " pa-ap#-[u-gur] ~ [|PAP.IGI@g|] = %a [...]
13'. # danna2 * " da-na# ~ [KASKAL] = %a [...]
14'. # ellat * " el-la-[at] ~ [|KASKAL.KUR|] = %a [...]
15'. # szubtum4 * " szub-tu ~ [|(KASKAL.LAGAB)&(KASKAL.LAGAB)|] = %a [...]
16'. * " MIN<(szub-tu)> ~ [|(KASKAL.DU.BAD)&(KASKAL.DU.BAD?)|] = %a [...]
17'. * " MIN<(szub-tu)> ~ [|(KASKAL.X)&(KASKAL.X)|] = %a [...]
18'. # masz * " ma-asz2 ~ [MASZ] = %a [...]
19'. # gidim2 * " gi-di-im ~ [|MASZ.U|] = %a [...]
20'. # maszmin * " ma-asz2-min3 ~ [|MASZ.MIN3|] = %a [...]
21'. # sig3 * " si-ig ~ [PA] = %a [...]
22'. # uszx(LAK672) * " usz ~ [|PA.X|] = %a [...]
23'. # sipa * " si-pa ~ [|PA.LU|] = %a [...]
24'. # 2(ban2) * " ba-mi-na ~ [PA] = %a [...]
25'. # 3(ban2) * " ba-esz6-sze ~ [ASZ2] = %a [...]
26'. # 4(ban2) * " ba-li-mu ~ [|ASZ2.U|] = %a [...]
27'. # 5(ban2) * " ba-hi-ia ~ = %a [|ASZ2.U&U|]
28'. # 5(ban2)@v * " MIN<(ba-hi-ia)> ~ [...] = %a [...]
29'. # asz2 * " asz2 ~ ASZ2# = %a [...]
30'. # bar * " bar ~ BAR# = %a [...]
31'. # emasz * " e-ma-asz2 ~ X# = %a [...]
32'. # erix * " e-ri ~ X# = %a [...]
33'. # lil5 * " la-al ~ [|SZU2.NE|] = %a [...]
34'. # szu2 * " szu2-u2 ~ [SZU2] = %a [...]
35'. # en2 * " en ~ [|SZU2.AN|] = %a [...]
36'. # kesz3 * " ke#-esz6 ~ [|SZU2.AN.HIxGAD.KI|] = %a [...]
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2'. # ubi2 * " u-bi# ~ [...] = %a [...]
3'. # lugud * " lu-ku5# ~ [...] = %a [...]
4'. # nunuz * " nu-nu-usz ~ NUNUZ# = %a [...]
5'. # nunuzx(SAL) * " MIN<(nu-nu-usz)> ~ MUNUS = %a [...]
6'. # nisagga * " ni-sag#-ga ~ |NUNUZ.AB2|#
7'. # saman5 * " sa-ma#-an ~ |NUNUZ.[AB2xASZGAB]|
8'. # usagx(|NUNUZ.AB2xX|) * " u2-[sag] ~ |NUNUZ.AB2xX|#
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11'. # lahtan4 " [*] [MIN<(lah-ta-an)>] ~ [|NUNUZ.AB2xNE|] = %a MIN [...]
12'. # pihu6 [*] " [pi-hu] ~ [|NUNUZ.AB2xSIG7|] @ SIG7 = %a pi-[hu]
15'. # din [*] " [de-en] ~ [DIN] = %a sza2-[...]
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7'. [*] " [...] ~ [...] = %a MIN# sza2# PA#?-MESZ
8'. [*] " [...] ~ [...] = %a MIN sza2 pal-gi
9'. # gul [*] " [gu-ul] ~ [GUL] = %a a#-ba-tu
10'. [*] " [...] ~ [GUL] = %a MIN# sza2 ki-ib#?-ri#?
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19'. * " ki-[...] ~ [...] = %a [...]
20'. * " hu#?-[...] ~ |URUxX| = %a [...]
21'. * " i-ki-ma#? ~ [...] = %a [...]
22'. * " i-si-en? ~ [...] = %a [...]
23'. * " i-da-si ~ [...] = %a [...]
24'. * " i-si-ri ~ [...] = %a [...]
25'. * " gu-u2 ~ [...] = %a [...]
26'. * " ni-gu ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
27'. * " MIN<(ni-gu)> ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
28'. * " MIN<(ni-gu)> ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
29'. * " na-ak-sza2 ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
30'. * " na-ak ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
31'. * " MIN<(na-ak)> ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
32'. * " MIN<(na-ak)> ~ [...] = %a [...]
33'. * " szi#-x# ~ [...] = %a [...]
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36'. [*] " [...] ~ |X#xGAR| = %a [...]
37'. [*] " [...] ~ X# = %a x#-[...]
38'. [*] " [...] ~ [...] = x#-[...]
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39'. # gada [*] " [ga-da] ~ GAD = %a ki-tu-u2#
40'. # aszta [*] " [asz-ta] ~ [|GAD.TAK4|] = %a szi#-si#-[tu]
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1'. [*] " [x]-x# ~ |KAxX|# = %a [...]
2'. [*] " [x]-x# ~ |KAxX|# = %a [...]
3'. [*] " [x]-x# ~ |KAxX|# = %a [...]
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11'. [*] " [...]-x# ~ [...] = %a [...]
12'. [*] " [x] ~ DUB# = %a [...]
13'. [*] " [...]-x# ~ |DUBxU?|# = %a [...]
14'. [*] " [...]-an ~ DUB = %a [...]
15'. [*] " [...] ~ DUB# = %a [...]-x#
16'. # samag [*] " [sa-ma]-ag# ~ DUB# = %a um#-[s,a]-tu#
17'. # sumug [*] " [su-mu-ug] ~ DUB# = %a szu#-lu
18'. # ummeda [*] " [um-me-da] ~ [|UM.ME|] = %a ta-[ri]-tu
19'. # ku5 [*] " [ku-u] ~ [TAR] = %a pe-tu AN-e
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Text content

Genre(s) Lexical
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345960

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 09541
Accession Number

External resources

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 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
2015-05-05 at 10:23:00 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:18:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VAT 09541 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345960.
VAT 09541 artifact entry (No. P345960). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345960 (Original work published 2006)
VAT 09541 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345960 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VAT 09541 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345960},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“VAT 09541 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345960.
VAT 09541 artifact entry (No. P345960). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345960 (Original work published 2006)
VAT 09541 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345960 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VAT 09541 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345960},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345960
LB  - CDLI:P345960
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - VAT 09541 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345960
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