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YRL SC 1826-Bx4-2 (P387605)

Lexical prism excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

YRL SC 1826-Bx4-2

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (PNN Ur-Nanshe)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

110.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 69.0 mm

object prism
surface a1
1. ur#-{d#}nansze#
2. ur-{d#}nin-gir2-su-ka
3. ur-{d}ga2-tum3-du10-ga#
4. ur-ur
5. ur-nig2
6. ur-{d}ab-u2
7. ur-?-nir
8. ur-?-nir
9. ur#-x-x
10. ur#-x-x
11. ur#-{d}ba-ba6
12. ur-nu
13. ur-{d}szara2
14. ur-szu
15. ur#-x-x
16. [ur-...]
  rest broken
surface a2
1. ur-x-ra
2. ur-asz
3. ur-[...]-lil2
4. ur-e2#-gal
5. ur-e2#-ninnu
6. ur-e2#-x-x
7. ur-e2-x-x
8. ur-[...]
9. ur-x-x
10. ur-x-x
11. ur#-[...]
12. [...]
13. ur#-[...]
14. ur#-[...]
15. ur#-[...]
16. [ur-...]
  rest broken
surface a3
1. ur-ga2
2. ur-ga2-nun-na
3. ur-sukkal
4. ur#-sukkal-dingir-sag
5. ur-ki
6. ur#-ki-masz{ki}
7. ur#-{d}x
8. [ur-...]
  rest broken
surface a4
1. ur-szesz-lugal
2. ur-szesz-an-na
3. ur-szesz-x
4. ur-szesz-x
5. ur-ki#?
6. ur#-x-x
7. ur#-x-x
8. [ur-...]
  rest broken
surface a5
1. ur-{d}nin-a-zu
2. ur#-{d}pesz2?
3. [ur-x]-hi
4. ur#-x-x-na
5. ur-ganam5#
7. ur-ganam5-ma#
6. ur-i7#
7. ur-i7-nun-na
8. ur#-x
9. [ur]-x-[x]
10. [ur-...]
  rest broken
surface a6
1. ur#-e2-ga2#
2. ur#-engar#
3. ur-nigar
4. ur#-nigar#{gar}-ra
5. ur#-mu
6. ur#-x-mu
7. ur#-x-x
8. ur#-{d#}x-x
9. ur#-x
10. [ur-...]
11. [ur-...]
12. [ur-...]
13. [ur]-x-ri
14. [ur]-x
15. [ur]-x
16. [ur-...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Prism Artifact type comments:

    six-sided

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 110.0 high × 75.0 wide × 69.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: All columns extant with bottom section broken off. One broken piece reattached to the bottom of prism.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    six-sided


  • citation: NABU 2013/021

    [PetersonNABU2013/21] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2013. “A Preliminary Catalog of Old Babylonian Sources for the Curricular Personal Name List Ur- Nanshe.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2013.

  • citation: Klein, Jacob, & Sefati, Yitschak, NABU 2015/091 (ll. 1-3)

    [sec100848] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YRL SC 1826-Bx4-2
  • Accession No.: PARS 12/01, 077

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-01-21 at 10:08:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-12-12 at 21:08:44 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2008-08-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“YRL SC 1826-Bx4-2 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P387605.
YRL SC 1826-Bx4-2 artifact entry (No. P387605). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387605 (Original work published 2008)
YRL SC 1826-Bx4-2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387605 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {YRL {SC} 1826-{Bx4}-2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387605},
}

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