EEN 314, N 5973 (P229253)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5973

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) Tablet no. is correct (see Ni II-094!). Tablet type not clear. Obv. and rev. perhaps in the same hand (which is obv?). Good but rather big writing. According to Steve Tinney gi# $U//2-A section is most probably obverse (Upper left corner).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
1'. gesz# gin2-[...]
2'. gesz aga-szilig-ga#
3'. gesz aga#
4'. gesz aga-[...]
5'. gesz KID-a2-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. gesz szu2-a-[...]
2. gesz szu2-a-[...]
3. gesz szu2-a-kaskal-[...]
4. gesz szu2-a-nig2-gu-[...]

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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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Tablet no. is correct (see Ni II-094!). Tablet type not clear. Obv. and rev. perhaps in the same hand (which is obv?). Good but rather big writing. According to Steve Tinney gi# $U//2-A section is most probably obverse (Upper left corner).)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 314, N 5973

    [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 5973
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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 03:02:30 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

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Cite this Artifact
“EEN 314, N 5973 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229253.
EEN 314, N 5973 artifact entry (No. P229253). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229253 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 314, N 5973 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229253 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 314, {N} 5973 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229253},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229253},
}


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