CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 (P355744)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Museum Number

NMB 78411

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

180.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
1. ad-gi4
2. ki-sag
3. ad-hal
4. abrig
5. ($ blank space $) |GA2xMUN|
6. ($ blank space $) gazi
7. ($ blank space $) |GA2x(E2.NE)|
8. uz ama
9. masz2@n su4
10. ($ blank space $) tu#
11. ($ blank space $) gukkal#
12. ab2 ga-HU?
13. amar ga-KA?
14. esz2 suhur
15. ziz2 GAN2?
16. ($ blank space $) KAD4?
17. ($ blank space $) ga?
surface b
1. gir2 AN
2. pesz2-da x
3. ($ blank space $) ga#?
4. ($ blank space $) gara2#?
5. ($ blank space $) ab2#
6. ($ blank space $) ninda2#
7. ($ blank space $) u8#
8. ($ blank space $) utua#?
9. ($ blank space $) ud5#
10. ($ blank space $) masz2#
11. nunuz kad5{muszen}
12. ($ blank space $) szusz3
13. ($ blank space $) nar#
14. ($ blank space $) GAR
15-16. kinda2 ISZ sa2 nam-se3
surface c
1. ($ blank space $) |GA2xMUN|#
2. ($ blank space $) gazi#
3. ($ blank space $) |GA2x(E2.NE)|#
4. uz# ama
5. masz2# su4#
6. ($ blank space $) tu#
7. ($ blank space $) gukkal#
8. ab2# ga#-HU#?
9. amar# ga#-KA#
10. esz2# suhur#
11. ziz2 GAN2#?
12. ($ blank space $) KAD4
13. ga#?
14. gir2# AN#
15. pesz2#?-da x
16. ($ blank space $) ga#?
17. ($ blank space $) gara2
surface d
1. ($ blank space $) ab2#
2. ($ blank space $) ninda2
3. ($ blank space $) u8#
4. ($ blank space $) utua#?
5. ($ blank space $) ud5#
6. ($ blank space $) masz2#
7. nunuz kad5#{muszen#}
8. ($ blank space $) [szusz3]
9. ($ blank space $) nar#
10. ($ blank space $) GAR
11-12. kinda2 ISZ sza3 nam2-se3-ga#?
13. 1(szar2) ki
14. 1(szar2) sza3
15. ($ blank space $) kiszig2
16. ($ blank space $) szennur
surface e
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. |ZI&ZI.SZE3|#?
4. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|#
5. [e2] pirig u
6. en#?-ku5 me-kar2
7. en me-kar2
8. en zi me-kar2
9. dam# szusz3?-sza3#?
10. al#-ma-ku5
11. al-ku5-ra?
12. sza3 gu2-bi nam-gi4
13. bahar?-bi
14. bahar?-x-lumx(|ZU&ZU.SAR|)
15. gesz-bi
16. {gesz}apin erin2-a-ni
17. gi-bi
surface f
1. gi-dur x
2. |ZI&ZI.SZE3|-bi
3. |ZI&ZI.SZE3| gesz bad-ni
4. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-bi
5. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| dur2 ku5 x x
6. buru14 ad me-kar2
7. sanga
8. ki-an
9. sze-gin2-a
10. za-gin3
11. sal-la
12. ur-ur
13. u2-a-du10
14. ba-dab5?
15. bahar2-sal4
  blank space
surface g
  (top of prism)
1. {d}nisaba
2. munus# zi
3. [munus] sa6#-ga#
4. munus# mul#-mul#-la#
5. ki-[ag2] an#-na#
6. hi-[li] e2#
7. kur-kur-ra#
8. munus DUR2#? 3(disz)?
9. munus 7(disz)
10. gesztu2# ki-ku3
11. dub#-sar mah an-na
12. x x mah# {d}en-lil2
  Lafont 2008 reads sag?-du3#
13. x x x

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000031 (ED Tribute) composite (P499152) Q000031 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355744

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions 180.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 37.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Museum Number NMB 78411
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P355744
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P355744

References

  • history: AuOr 25, p.5-84, p. 10 no. 3

    [Arnaud2007documents] Arnaud, Daniel. 2007. “Documents à Contenu « historique », de l’époque Présargonique Au VIe Siécle.” Aula Orientalis 25: 5–84.

    (with incorrect identification)

  • history: CUSAS 12, 6.4.1 X4

    [Civil2010CUSAS12] Civil, Miguel. 2010. The Lexical Texts in the Schøyen Collection. Vol. 12. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS). Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: Fs Van Lerberghe p.297-304, p. 297-304

    [Krispijn2012TributeList] Krispijn, Theo J. H. 2012. “An Old-Babylonian Version of the Tribute List.” In The Ancient Near East, a Life! Festschrift Karel Van Lerberghe, edited by Tom Boiy, 297–304. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 220. Leuven: Peeters.

    with line art by Markham J. Geller on p. 304

  • history: NABU 2013/002, Krispijn, Theo J. H. & Lafont, Bertrand, NABU 2013/002

    [KrispijnLafont2013NABU002] Krispijn, Theo J. H., and Bertrand Lafont. 2013. “A Prism Displaying a Recension of the Lexical ‘Word List C.’” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2013 (1).

  • history: Lafont, Bertrand, BAAL 12 (2008) 161-188

    [sec91525] N.d.

  • citation: Földi CDLB 2013/3, §3.04

    [Földi2013Inscriptions] Földi, Zsombor J. 2013. “Gleanings from the Antiquities Market: A Contribution to the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2013 (3).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-13 at 07:43:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-28 at 09:12:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-16 at 12:46:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-08 at 19:11:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2016-09-30 at 08:47:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-09-09 at 16:04:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View
2015-07-24 at 04:03:18 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View
2012-08-23 at 12:57:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-08-23 at 12:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P355744.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P355744). (2026, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355744 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355744 (Accessed: August 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355744},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P355744.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P355744). (2026, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355744 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 008 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355744 (Accessed: August 13, 2026).
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	month = {jul 13},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355744},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355744},
}


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