CDLI Lexical 000010, ex. 014 (P225950)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Names & Professions (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lugal#-[...]-nun
2. [...]-me#?-UD
3. ensi2
4. ar#-rum2
5. sanga#
6. im#-tum#
7. sa12#-du5#
  rest broken
column 2
1. SAL-erim-kalam#
2. nig2!-gu-sur#-nun
3a. gu-gu
3b. szusz3
3c. zimbir#
4a. lugal#-szu-du7
4b. szidim#
5a. uszum#-edin#
5b. szagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA|)#
6a. az#-za7-bu3
6b. kinda
7a. a-gesztin#
7b. szusz3-sipa#
8a. a#-ul4-gal
8b. szusz3-PA-AB2
9a. pap#-kur-gal#
9b. kuruszda#
10a. an#-[ki]
10b. ur#
11a. [amar]-{d#}asz8-gi4#
11b. [gal5-la2]
12a. [e2?]-nun-ni#?
12b. nar#
13. [...]-x
  rest broken
column 3
1a. |URUx[HI]|
1b. akszak# [...]
2. gu2#?-[a?]
3. {d#}kisz#-ki:gal#
4. dalla#
5a. ar#-ni#-ba#
5b. szandana#
6a. isz11#-[gi4-me]-ru#
6b. sanga#-MU
7. {d#}kisz#-ur#-[sag]
8. lu2#-esz2#
9a. [ban]-mes#-kalam
9b. a#:zu5#
10a. da-igi-[LAK527]
10b. sag-sum
11. ban-mes-kalam#
12. lu2:ansze
13. e2-nu#-si
14. SZUBUR#
  rest broken
column 4
1a. dar#?-bal#?
1b. lu2#?-[...]
2a. il#-[igi]-LAK527#
2b. szu#-ku5
3a. ba-na
3b. lu2#-gu2-si
4a. masz-na
4b. ma2#-[lah4]
5a. im-tum
5b. [ku3-gal2]
6. [...] lu2#?-[...]
7. szeg9-masz-da3#
8. ur-|URUxTU&TU|#
9. bur-gul#
10a. [...]-LAK647
10b. lu2#:[gesztin]
11a. utu-e3#
11b. [muhaldim]
12a. tum-ma
12b. ki-gul
13. a-lum
14. lu2#-[usan3]
  rest broken
column 5
1. [...]
2. ba#-lul#-lul
3. sag#-[...]
4. gu4#-am-kalam#
5. [...]-x
6. mes#-sar
7. sukkal#-e2#-sagx(LAK384)
8. anzu2#{muszen}-me#-ru#
9a. bil2#-an-du10
9b. maszkim#
10. |IGI.DIB|#-sar#
11. u3-[...]-x-gi#?
12. LAK503b-NI-a
13. i-bi2-la#
14. sanga#-nin
  rest broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. szu-i
2a'. lugal#-|DUGxSIG7|#
2b'. agrig#
3'. [...] ukken#-kalam#-du10#
4'. e2#-sagx(LAK384)#-ma#
5a'. a-lum-lum
5b'. szesz
6'. x-gan#
7a'. lugal#-du10#
7b'. ga#:[esz8]
8'. ad#-|TU&TU|#
  rest broken
column 7
  beginning broken
1a'. na#-sum#
1b'. urua# [...]
2'. ban#-din
3'. musz3#-din
4'. lugal#-|DUGxSIG7|#
5'. lu2#-[szakir]
6'. [...]
7'. gal:balag#
8'. amar#-x
  rest broken
column 8
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. anzu2# [...]
3a'. sa12#-[du5]
3b'. kasz#
4a'. ba-za
4b'. szusz3#-ARAD2#?
5a'. lu#!?-lu#!?
5b'. SILA3#!?-gul#?
6'. za-za-ba4#!?
7'. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  (not given)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (ED Names & Professions (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: OIP 99, 74

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OIP 99, p. 62-71

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Biggs 1966, 82f.,

    [sec30674] N.d.

  • history: 82f.,

    [sec30676] N.d.

  • history: MEE 3, p. 125-134,

    [sec30677] N.d.

  • history: Archi 1981,

    [sec30678] N.d.

  • history: Archi 1984,

    [sec30679] N.d.

  • history: Fales - Krispijn 1979-80,

    [sec30680] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: AbS-T 0238a + AbS-T 0241
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:38:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:37:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-06 at 13:09:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2016-04-24 at 18:37:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-27 at 08:39:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-28 at 08:41:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-07 at 13:17:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:48:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000010 (ED Names & Professions) composite (P498157) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000010, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225950.
CDLI Lexical 000010, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P225950). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225950 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000010, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225950 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000010, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225950},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225950},
}

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