CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009 (P388293)

Lexical tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

SC 3, 036

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
1. ad#-gi4
2. ki-sag
3. ad-hal
4. abrig
5. 5(asz) |GA2xDIM|
6. 5(asz) gazi
7. 5(asz) |GA2x(HA.LU.UB)|
  sic UB, not UB2
8. 1(u)# uz# x
9. 1(u) masz2
10. 1(u) tu
11. 1(u) gukkal
12. [...] x ga gu7#-esz#?
13. [...] ga [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. gir2 4(asz) an?
2. 1(u) pesz2# tag-ga tag-ga
3. 1(u) ga?
4. 1(asz) gara2?
5. 1(u) ab2
6. 1(asz) ninda2
7. 1(u) u8#
8. 1(asz) utua#
9. 1(u) ud5
10. 1(asz) masz2
11-12. nunuz# ga-kad4?{muszen} 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)
13. szusz3
14. nar
15. kinda
16. [...] sza2 ISZ
column 3
1. 5(asz) |GA2xMUN|!
2. 5(asz) gazi
3. 5(asz) |GA2x(HA.LU.UB)|
  sic UB, not UB2
4. 1(u) uz x
5. 1(u) masz2#
6. 1(u) tu#
7. [...]
8. [...] ab2# ga# [...] x x
9. amar [...] x x
10. 1(u) zi# suhur#
11. 3(asz) zi x
12. 3(asz) x
13. 3(asz) utu2
14. gir2 4(asz) AN#
15. 1(u) pesz2 tag#-ga# [...]
16. 1(u) ga#
17. 1(asz) gara2
reverse
  (columns left to right)
column 1
1. [...] ab2
2. [...] ninda2
3. [...] u8#
4. 1(asz) utua#
5. [...]
6. [...] masz2
7-8. nunuz# ga-kad4?{muszen} 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)
9. szusz3
10. nar
11. kinda
12. kinda2# sza2 ISZ
13. sza3? nam#-gu2#-bi szum2#
14. ki 1(szar2) 1(szar2)
15. sza3-bi 1(szar2) 1(szar2)
16. kiszig2-kiszig2
17. |GAN2xGAN2|-|GAN2xGAN2|
column 2
1. [...]
2. gi
3. |ZI&ZI.KU|?
4. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|?
5. E2-PIRIG-U
6. NINDA2 za-ru me!(DISZ)-kar2
7. en-me!(DISZ)-kar2
8. en-zi-me!(DISZ)-kar2
9. dam |ENxGAN2@t| x-a
10. al-tar
11. al-tar-bi-sze3
12. sza3 gu2-bi nam-gi4
13. pa5-[...]
14. pa5 |LU&LU.SU&SU|-da-ka-ni
15. gesz-bi
16. {gesz}apin erin2-ka-ni
17. gi-bi
column 3
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x {gesz}x-ka-x
4. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-bi
5. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-bi x x x
6. buru14 ad x x
7. sa2-du11
8. ki-an
9. sze-gin2-a
10. za-gin3 duru5
11. sal-la#
12. ur-ur#
13. ISZ-x-hi#
14. ba?-[...]
15. sanga2#-[...]
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))
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
CDLI Lexical 000031 (ED Tribute) composite (P499152) Q000031 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388293

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number SC 3, 036
Accession Number 52197

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P388293
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P388293

References

  • history: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 60

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 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 08:57:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-30 at 08:24:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-09 at 16:04:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388293.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P388293). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388293 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388293 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388293},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388293.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P388293). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388293 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388293 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388293},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P388293
LB  - CDLI:P388293
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388293
ER  -
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