EEN 317, N 5140+ (P228382)

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 5140 (+) N 6015

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: H Upper edge (N 6015) and lower edge (N 5140) fragments of a tablet. The obverses preserve parts of two pupil's columns with a list of hides. The text duplicates MSL 7, p.214: 35-37 (N 6015) and 41 (N 5140). The reverse columns run from left to right: begin)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

  N 5140
tablet
obverse
column 1
  teacher's side
  1 line traces
2. [{kusz}]ur-dib
column 2
  pupil's side
  1 line traces
2. {kusz}ur-[dib]
reverse
column 1
1. gesz ildag2-szita3-na
2. [...] kur-ra
3. [...] ab-ba
4. [...]-ba#-me-luh-ha
5. [...]-par4
9. [...]-da
  fragment B
10. [...] KID#-da
  fragment B
11. [...] KID-da
  fragment B
12. gesz# KID#-da-zil#-la2
  fragment B
column 2
1. gesz mes
2. gesz mes-ma2-gan#-na#
3. gesz mes-me#-luh-ha
4. gesz mes-il
5. gesz mes-tu
6. gesz mes-ha-lu-[...]
9. gesz za-[...]
  fragment B
10. gesz e-lam-ma-kum
  fragment B
11. gesz gi-ri2-lum#
  fragment B
12. gesz gi-rim
  fragment B
column 3
  5 lines traces

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: 2 Tablet frags; up and low edge; 3 cols on obv
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: H Upper edge (N 6015) and lower edge (N 5140) fragments of a tablet. The obverses preserve parts of two pupil's columns with a list of hides. The text duplicates MSL 7, p.214: 35-37 (N 6015) and 41 (N 5140). The reverse columns run from left to right: begin)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 317, N 5140+

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

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  • Museum No.: N 5140 (+) N 6015
  • 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
2008-05-26 at 02:17:23 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 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P228382 leadP228382 lead

Cite this Artifact
“EEN 317, N 5140+ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228382.
EEN 317, N 5140+ artifact entry (No. P228382). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228382 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 317, N 5140+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228382 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 317, {N} 5140+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228382},
}


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