OSP 2, 095 (P216249)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 0415 + N 0436 + N 0560

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Record (preliminary) of harvest of onions; 16x15x15x9x7x2 lines; 9.6x8.5 cms)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Has fragments

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) szum2 kab2-ku5
2. szum2-bi 8(disz) sila3-ta
3. ug3-IL2
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 4(disz) sila3
5. gub-ba-ni
6. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 ki 1(disz@t)-a
7. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 7(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) ki 2(disz@t)-kam
8. na-pa2-lu5
9. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 5(disz) sila3
10. lugal-engar-du10
11. [...] 1(ban2@c) 1(disz) sila3
12. [...] x [...]
13. [...]
column 2
1. ka-ka
2. 9(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(ban2@c) a-ne-da
3. 3(u@c) 3(ban2@c) ur-{d}en-lil2
4. 1(gesz'u@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3 ki 1(disz@t)-a
5. 3(gesz2@c) 3(ban2@c) ki 2(disz@t)-kam
6. giri3-[ni]
7. 7(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(ban2@c) la2 igi 3(disz)
8. ur-tir
9. 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 3(ban2@c) ad-da
10. 2(gesz2@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 lugal-iti-da
11. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 6(disz) sila3 ur-tir
12. [...] 1(ban2@c) la2 2(disz) sila3 uri
13. [...]
column 3
1. 1(gesz2@c) 8(disz) sila3 lugal#-nig2-zu?
2. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-[...]
3. nu-{ki}kiri6
4. 3(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) 1(ban2@c) du11-ga-ni
5. [...] [...] kur-mu
6. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 1(asz@c)? 8(disz) sila3 lugal-kar
7. 2(gesz2@c) 1(ban2@c) ka5-a
8. 4(u@c) 8(disz) sila3 ug3-IL2
9. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 6(disz) sila3
10. lugal-gub-ba-ni
11. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(ban2@c) en-ra
12. 2(gesz2@c) 1(ban2@c) ur-gu#
13. [...] 2(gesz2@c) 2(ban2@c) ki [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] sila3 ur-tir
2. [...] 1(u@c) 2(ban2@c) gissu
3. [...] 2(u@c) 2(ban2@c) a2-na muhaldim
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(ban2@c) la2 2(disz) sila3 du-[...]
5. 2(gesz2@c) 1(ban2@c) 5(disz) sila3# [...]
6. lu2 [...]
7. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 1(ban2@c) [lugal]-inim-gi#-[na]
column 2
1. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) [...]
2. lugal-[...]
3. 1(gesz2@c)#? [...]
  n lines broken
4'. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-lugal
5'. 4(u@c) 1(ban2@c) e2-mu-bi
6'. 2(gesz2@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-[la2]
7'. 3(u@c) 2/3(disz) lugal-x
8'. GAN2 igi-nim-ma{ki} tur
column 3
1. mu [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. in-du-[...]
5. mu ab-us2-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (Record (preliminary) of harvest of onions; 16x15x15x9x7x2 lines; 9.6x8.5 cms)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • primary: OSP 2, 95

    [Westenholz1987OSP2] Westenholz, Aage. 1987. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 2: The “Akkadian” Texts, the Enlilemaba Texts, and the Onion Archive. CNI Publications 3. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum press, University of Copenhagen.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 0415 + N 0436 + N 0560
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Classical Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: Shar-kali-sharri.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-04-02 at 17:44:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:04:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P216249 leadP216249 lead

Cite this Artifact
“OSP 2, 095 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216249.
OSP 2, 095 artifact entry (No. P216249). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216249 (Original work published 1970)
OSP 2, 095 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216249 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2023OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OSP 2, 095 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216249},
}


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