CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 007 (P225937)

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 070171

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Lu2 E (witness) with drawing)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [nu]-banda3#
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. gal#-[sukkal]
5'. gal#-ukken#
6'. eme#-bala#
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. lu2#-su-si
5. bur-gul#
6. zadim
7. simug#
8. nar
9. musz#-lah5#
10. munu3
11. |MUSZ3.KUSZU2|#
12. gu4#-us2
13. tug2-du8
14. azlag4
15. ad-kup4
  rest broken
column 3
1. [...]-x-i
2. bahar2#
3. dilmun#
4. ma2#-gin2#
5. usan3#-muszen-du3
6. usan3#-a-gi#-du3#-[x?]-ansze#
7. szu-ku6#
8. enku
9. a:zu5
10. szu-i
11. agrig#
12. mi2-agrig
13. lukur
14. LAK503b
15. geme2#
  rest broken
column 4
1. MIN USZ# [x?]
2. ib [x?]
3. lu2-{kusz}ummu3
4. sanga#:GAR
5. u2-a
6. LAK369
7. gag e2#
8. SZA6#-[DI]
9. PA-GIDIM#
10. PAP#-[GAR]
11. nu-[gidim]
12. nu-[esz3]
13. nu-A2#
14. AN-SAL-|URUxMIN|#
15. dam#-dingir
16. amalu#
17. [nu]-dingir#
18. [...]
19. [...]
20. [...]
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [dam]-gar3#
2'. ti#-ma
3'. lu2#-nig2#-gu2#-du#
4'. gam-de2#
5'. um-mi-a
6'. ur-szu-du8
7'. kuruszda
8'. lu2#-nar
9'. ur-hub2
10'. lu2#-DI#
11'. lu2#-gesz#-ur2
12'. balag#-di
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. lu2#-szir3#
3'. lu2#-ad
4'. lu2# tu-szum2
5'. szu12#
6'. ama-szu12
7'. nu-asz2-di#
8'. lu2#-[szu]-du8#-TAK4-LAK387!
9'. lu2-A-TUR-mu
10'. nig2-LUL
11'. szu-la2
12'. masz-masz#
13'. gurusz#
column 7
  beginning broken
1'. sila#-luh#
2'. lu2-kasz-de2#
3'. TAK4# |SAGxTAK4|#
4'. lu2-masz2-szu-gid2
5'. KAK-du6
6'. nu-kiri6
7'. igi-dur
8'. IGI@g
9'. nu#-gig#
10'. nu#-mu-kusz#
11'. nunuz-gig#
12. lu2#-[...]
column 8
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. ugula#
3'. ugula-iri#
4'. maszkim
5'. |LU2xGAN2@t|#
6'. nu#-KA#
7'. lu2-sa-gazx(GUM)#
8'. lu2-me-sig
9'. SAL-USZ
10'. {+u2}mussax(|SAL.USZ|)
11'. nigirsix(|SAL.USZ|){+si}
column 9
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. lu2#-TAG#?-x
3'. lu2-igi-dur-DU@g
4'. il2
5'. EN#-MASZ-KAK
6'. geme2# karkex(|SAL.USZ|){+kar-ke3}
7'. |E2+SAL|-|HIxASZ2|#
8'. ama-tu
9'. ama#-|E2+SAL|#
10'. ARAD2#?
11'. [...]
  erasure at beginning of line
column 10
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. IB-[...]
3'. sag-[...]
4'. ME-UM#
5'. ama-gan-[...]
6'. sag szum#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. x [...]
  blank space
column 2
1. [...]
2. lu2# gir2 ku6 dar
3. dim2-sa-e3
4. lu2-im-dug
5. lu2-ku3-dim2
6. gal#-zu
7. lu2 u2 DU-DU#
8. lu2 sze kikken2
9. lu2-SI@g-x
  rest broken
column 3
  blank space
column 4
  (in cartouche)
1. a-x-x
2. a-[...]-x-[...]-si
  rest broken
column 5
  (large drawing)

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):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (ED Lu2 E (witness) with drawing)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: OIP 99, 60

    [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. 82

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

  • history: MSL 12, 016-021

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12.

  • history: Pettinato, Giovanni, 1976,

    [sec30575] N.d.

  • history: MEE 3, p. 27-46,

    [sec30576] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 070171
  • Accession No.:

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
2019-10-13 at 01:30:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2016-09-02 at 15:45:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:47:47 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 000006 (ED Lu2 E) composite (P499147) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000006, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225937.
CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P225937). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225937 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000006, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225937 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000006, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225937},
}

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