CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 001 (P000713)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr), dated to the Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1928-0445b

Period

Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Archaic Vessels and Garments (witness))

Language(s)

Undetermined

Measurements

106.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(N01) , NI~a#
2. 1(N01) , DUG~b#
3. 1(N01) , DUG~c#
4. 1(N01) , |DUG~cx1(N57)|#?
5. 1(N01) , SZAKIR~c#
6. 1(N01) , MUD3~a#
7. 1(N01) , LAHTAN2#
8. 1(N01) , KISIM~b#
9. 1(N01) , NI~b
10. 1(N01) , HI# NI~b
11. 1(N01) , [...] 1(N58)# NI~b
12. 1(N01) , IR~a
13. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(N01) , GAN~a
2. 1(N01) , 3(N57)# GAN~a
3. 1(N01) , E2~a# GAN~a
4. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxSZE~a|
5. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxBALA~a|
6. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxKASKAL|
7. 1(N01) , KASZ~b#
8. 1(N01) , [...]
9. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxX|#
10. 1(N01) , |DUG~bx(SA~a.GI)|#
11. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxNAGA~a|#
12. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxX|#
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxTI|
2. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxMASZ|#
3. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxSI4~a|
4. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxGA~b|?
5. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxGI6|
6. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxX|#
7. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxX|#
8. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxKUR~a|
9. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxGISZ|
10. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxZATU781|?
11. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxX|#
  rest broken
column 4
1. 1(N01) , X
2. 1(N01) , GAN~b# GI
3. 1(N01) , BAPPIR~b
4. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxSIG7| U4#
5. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxSIG7|# GI#
6. 1(N01) , |DUG~bxSIG7|# NIM~a#
7. 1(N01) , AGAR2#
8. 1(N01) , U2~b# [...]
9. 1(N01) , U2~b# [...]
10. 1(N01) , [...]
  rest broken
column 5
  broken
  rest broken
reverse
1. 1(N34)# [N] , [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Archaic Vessels and Garments (witness))
Language(s) Undetermined

Chronology

Period Uruk III (ca. 3200-3000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000023 (Archaic Vessels and Garments) composite (P471693) Q000023 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P000713

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 106.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 50% (Surface: Poor)

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Jemdet Nasr)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number Ashm 1928-445b
Findspot ?
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1928-0445b
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P000713
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P000713

References

  • history: MSVO 1, 242

    [Englund1991MSVO1] Englund, Robert K., Jean-Pierre Grégoire, and Roger J. Matthews. 1991. The Proto-Cuneiform Texts from Jemdet Nasr. I: Copies, Transliterations and Glossary. Materialien Zu Den Frühen Schriftzeugnissen Des Vorderen Orients (MSVO), Band 1. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: ATU 3, pl. 67/X

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: OECT 7, 194

    [Langdon1928OECT7] Langdon, Stephen H. 1928. The H. Weld-Blundell Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. Pictographic Inscriptions from Jemdet Nasr, Excavated by the Oxford and Field Museum Expedition. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 7. London: Oxford University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-11-22 at 17:27:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-18 at 17:05:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-02 at 13:56:29 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:11:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000023, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000713.
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P000713). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000713 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000713 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000023, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000713},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000023, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P000713.
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P000713). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P000713 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000023, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P000713 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000023, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P000713},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P000713},
}


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ID  - P000713
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M1  - 2026/10/4/
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