OIP 011, 184 (P229280)

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

CBS 08303

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-1 Obv.??? Very little remains. Rev. stones.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. {na4#}za-[gin3 ...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli
2'. {na4#}za-[gin3 ...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli
3. {na4#}za-gin3 gesztin#?-[na]
 en: wine-colored lapis lazuli
4'. {na4#}za-gin3 ansze#?-[eden-na]
 en: lapis lazuli colored like an onager
5'. {na4}za-gin3 x [...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli
6'. {[na4]}za#-gin3 mul#
 en: star-like lapis lazuli
7'. {[na4]}za#-gin3 gesz-dili
 en: string of lapis-lazuli beads
8'. {na4}za-gin3 gu2
 en: lapis lazuli necklace
9'. {na4}za-gin3 hi-a
 en: assorted lapis lazuli
10'. {na4}za-gin3 hi-a ku3-ga
 en: assorted lapis lazuli with silver trim
11'. {[na4]}ad# za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli collar
12'. {[na4]}ad#-tab-ba za-gin3
 en: headstall of lapis lazuli
13'. {[na4]}ad# gu2 za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli necklace
14'. {[na4]}x szu za3?-ga za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli ...
15'. {[na4]}me#?-dim za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli ...
16'. {[na4]}gu2#-bar za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli nape
17'. {[na4]}[za3] gu2-bar za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli side of the nape
18'. {[na4]}x-na za-gin3
 en: lapis lazuli ...
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
2'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
3'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
4'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
5'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
6'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
7'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
8'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
9'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
10'. {na4}[...]
 en: ...
11'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
12'. {na4#}[...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
 en: ...
2'. [...]-na
 en: ...
3'. [...] x
 en: ...
4'. [...] x
 en: ...
  single ruling
5'. BAD
 en: ...
  single ruling
6'. GESZ
 en: ...
  blank space
  rest broken

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: Not preserved; Rev: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-1 Obv.??? Very little remains. Rev. stones.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: OIP 11,, 184

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • history: MSL 10, 54 V5

    [Landsberger1970MSL10] Reiner, Erica, and Benno Landsberger. 1970. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 10.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 08303
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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
2017-01-15 at 16:13:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-15 at 16:10:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:05:39 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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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 011, 184 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229280.
OIP 011, 184 artifact entry (No. P229280). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229280 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 184 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229280 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {OIP 011, 184 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229280},
}

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