CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003 (P228051)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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

CBS 08237 + Ist Ni 01597

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Tribute (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

object prism
surface a
1. ad-gi4
2. ki-sag
3. ad-hal
4. abrig
5. 5(asz) |GAxDIM|
6. 5(asz) gazi
7. 5(asz)# |GA2x(HA.LU.UB2)|
8. 1(u)# uz AMA
9. 1(u)# masz2 su4#
10. [...] tu
11. 1(u) gukkal
12. ab2 ga gu7-esz
13. amar ga nag-esz
14. 1(u) zi suhur
15. 3(asz) ziz2 GAN2
16. 3(asz) kad4
17. 3(asz) utu2
surface b
1. [...] x x
2. [...] pesz2#-da ri-a
3. [...] ga
4. [...] gara2
5. [...] ab2
6. 1(asz)# ninda2
7. 1(u) u8
8. 1(asz) utua
9. 1(u) ud5
10. [...] masz2#
11-12. nunuz kad4-gam{muszen#} 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)
13. szusz3
14. nar
15. GAR#
16. uri#[{ri}] ISZ# ZU
17. sza3# nam-gu2 se3#
surface c
1. 5(asz)# [...]
2. 5(asz) gazi
3. 5(asz) |GA2x(HA.LU.UB2)|#
4. 1(u) uz ama
5. 1(u) masz2 su4
6. 1(u) tu
7. 1(u) gukkal
8. ab2 ga gu7-[esz]
9. amar ga-[...]
10. x x [...]
11. 3(asz) ziz2 GAN2
12. 3(asz) kad4
13. 3(asz) utu2
14. 5(asz) gir2 AN
15. 1(u) kisz#-da3#
16. 1(u) ga
17. 1(asz) gara2!(GA)
surface d
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] u8#
4. [...] utua#
5. [...] ud5
6. 1(asz) masz2
7-8. nunuz kad4-[...]{muszen} 1(gesz2) [1(u)] 1(disz)
9. x x x
10. x x x
11. GAR
12. uri{ri} ISZ zu
13. sza3 nam-gu2 se3
14. ki 1(szar2@v)
15. 1(szar2@v) 1(szar2@v)?
16. kiszig2-kiszig2
17. kib-kib
surface e
1. [...]
2. x x [...]
3. |ZI&ZI|#-[...]
4. |ZI&ZI|#-[...]
5. E2-PIRIG-bur3
6. |NINDA2x(ME.GAN2@t)|
7. en-me-kar2
8. en-zi-me-kar2
9. x x x ri-a
10. al#-tar
11. al-tar-ra?-bi-sze3
12. sza3 gu2-bi nam-gi4
13. PAP-PU2-bi
14. PAP-PU2 |(U2.X.ZU?)&(U2.X.ZU)|-bi
15. gesz-bi
16. {gesz}apin erin2# [...]
17. gi-bi
surface f
1. [...] dur# [...]
2. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB|-ra#
3. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| {gesz}BAD-a
4. szub5-be2
5. |ZI&ZI.LAGAB| dur#
6. {gesz}EN GAN2# [...]
7. ki-x
8. ki-x
9. sze-gin2#-[a]
10. za-gin3 duru5#
11. sal-la
12. ur-ur
13. u2-a HI#
14. BA-x
15. hirinx(LAK175) sila3? sar
  double ruling
  blank space

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: Prism, hexagonal, ruled, a hole in the center
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  • history: OIP 11,, 042

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • history: ATU 3, p. 25

    [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: Biggs Civil RA 060, 011,

    [sec32473] N.d.

  • history: MEE 3, 158ff.,

    [sec32474] N.d.

  • history: Civil, xxx (2010) 228, JCS 65 (2013) 052 + fig 5 (join w/ Ist Ni 01597),

    [sec32475] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 08237 + Ist Ni 01597
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
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
2016-09-09 at 16:03:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2011-10-13 at 15:50:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:07:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000031 (ED Tribute) composite (P499152) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000031, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228051.
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P228051). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228051 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228051 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000031, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228051},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228051},
}


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