MSL 06, 145, UM 55-21-387 (P228923)

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

UM 55-21-387 + ?

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Lexical; 5.7x9.5x3.6. Obv. gi# BU - gi# rin//2; rev. beginning of gi#.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

obverse
column 1
1. gesz# BU
2. gesz sahar-BU
3. gesz bu
4. gesz bu-ma-an-sim
5. [...] rin2
6. [...] rin2-lib-lib#-bi#
reverse
column 1
1'. gesz [...]
2'. gesz [...]
column 2
1'. [...] lam-[...]
2'. gesz# lam-tur
3'. gesz [...]-lam?-nu-[...]
4'. gesz ildag2
5'. gesz ildag2-kur
column 3
1'. [...] ma#-nu# gibil2-a-AK
2'. gesz nu-ur2-ma
3'. gesz KID-da
4'. gesz KID#-da
5'. [...] KID-da-zil-[...]

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
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Lexical; 5.7x9.5x3.6. Obv. gi# BU - gi# rin//2; rev. beginning of gi#.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MSL 6, 145, UM 55-21-387

    [Landsberger1958MSL6] Landsberger, Benno. 1958. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 6.

  • history: Veldhuis EEN, p. 318

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

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  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-387 + ?
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0909h
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, OI/UM: TA 205, level XI 1

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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 02:37:22 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:

P228923 leadP228923 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MSL 06, 145, UM 55-21-387 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228923.
MSL 06, 145, UM 55-21-387 artifact entry (No. P228923). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228923 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 06, 145, UM 55-21-387 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228923 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 06, 145, {UM} 55-21-387 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228923},
}

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