N 5053 + N 5066 (P228354)

Lexical tablet 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

N 5053 + N 5066

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds School; 10x14 lines. NB! Obv. wild animals (pe#//2); rev. birds. rev. runs from left to right.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

  N 5053 + N 5066
tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. pesz2#-gesz#-[gi]
2'. pesz2-gesz-gi-e gu7-a
3'. pesz2-a-sza3-ga
4'. pesz2-igi-MUSZ3@g
5'. pesz2-nig2-gilim-ma
6'. [pesz2]-nig2-gilim-gilim-ma
7'. [pesz2]-sila3-gaz-gaz
8'. [{d}]nin-ka5
9'. [{d}nin]-ka5#-masz-masz
10'. [...]-na
reverse
  columns from left to right
column 1
1'. [dar] zi#-zi{muszen}
2'. [dar me-luh]-ha{muszen}
3'. [...]{muszen}
4'. [...]{muszen}
5'. [...]{muszen#}
6'. [...]{muszen#}
7'. [...]{muszen#}
8'. [...]{muszen#}
9'. [...]{muszen#}
10'. zu2-pesz2{muszen}
11'. ka-sukud-ra2{muszen}
12'. szu-lu2{muszen}
13'. iri-hul-a{muszen}
14'. u3-ku-ku{muszen}
15'. [u3]-ku#-ku-ba-[usz2]{muszen}
16'. [...]{muszen#}
column 2
1'. amar# [bibad{muszen}]
2'. inim-[bala-bala{muszen}]
3'. |KI.KA.SAL|#[{muszen}]
4'. sipa!?(|BA!.LU|){muszen}
5'. LU?#{muszen}
6'. sze21#{muszen}
7'. gi6#{muszen}
8'. KU?{muszen#}
9'. buru5[{muszen}]
10'. buru5 hur{muszen#}
11'. buru5 nita[{muszen}]
12'. buru5 gi-[zi{muszen}]
13'. buru5 kar#-[kid{muszen}]
14'. buru5 gu3?#-[...{muszen}]

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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag with part of left edge
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds School; 10x14 lines. NB! Obv. wild animals (pe#//2); rev. birds. rev. runs from left to right.)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 5053 + N 5066
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • 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
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
2012-08-13 at 17:12:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-13 at 17:07:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-13 at 17:06:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:15:58 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 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P228354 leadP228354 lead

Cite this Artifact
“N 5053 + N 5066 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228354.
N 5053 + N 5066 artifact entry (No. P228354). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228354 (Original work published 2003)
N 5053 + N 5066 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228354 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023N,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {N 5053 + {N} 5066 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228354},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228354},
}


TY  - ELEC
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ID  - P228354
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M1  - 2024/4/26/
TI  - N 5053 + N 5066 artifact entry
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