MSL 14, 087 A (P229723)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11001 + CBS 11050 + Ist Ni 01141 + Ist Ni 02203 (+) N 6666

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: Proto Aa; Rev: Proto Aa See Nemet-Nejat NABU 1994/91 nt.12. Incorrect number???)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments

obverse
column 1
1. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [na-a]-qu2
  -qu2 not -qum
2. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [a-hu]-la#-pu-um
3. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [u2]-a
4. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [a]-a-i
5. [1(disz) ... A] = %a i#-na
6. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [a]-na
7. [1(disz) ... A] = %a ru#-ut,-bu-um
8. [1(disz) ... A] = %a ap#-lum
9. [1(disz) ... A] = %a lab#-ku
10. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [na]-gar3#-ru-ru
11. [1(disz) ... A] = %a mu#-u4
12. [1(disz) ... A] = %a i#-lum
13. [1(disz) ... A] = %a [...]-tum#?
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(disz) ni-mi-en LAGAB = %a la-wu-u-um
2. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) LAGAB = %a sa3-ha-rum
3. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) LAGAB = %a sza-a-a-um
4. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) LAGAB = %a e-ge-e-rum
5. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) LAGAB = %a sza-ha-rum
  corrected to pa-ha-rum by MSL
6. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) LAGAB = %a ka-lu-u-um
7. 1(disz) gi-ri-im LAGAB = %a na-gar3-ru-rum
8. 1(disz) lu-gu-u4 LAGAB = %a ku-ru-u2-um
9. 1(disz) el-la LAGAB = %a pu-uk-kum
10. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) = %a hi-ir-s,um
11. 1(disz) la-gab2 LAGAB = %a la-kap-pu
12. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) LAGAB = %a up-qum
13. 1(disz) ha#-ab |LAGABxU| = %a bi-i-szum
14. [1(disz) ...] |LAGABxU|# = %a up-pu-um
15. [1(disz) ... |LAGABxU|] = %a bu#-ur-tum
16. [1(disz) ... |LAGABxU|] = %a [is]-su#-u2
17. [1(disz) ...] %a [...]-x
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(disz) di-ib DIB = %a ba-a-a-u2
2. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DIB = %a a-la-ku-um
3. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DIB = %a e-te-qum
4. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DIB = %a ha-la-lum
5. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) DIB = %a ra-ab-bu-um-ma
6. 1(disz) mu-u4 TUG2 = %a li-it-bu-szum#
7. 1(disz) tu-u4 TUG2 = %a s,u2-ba-tum
8. 1(disz) nam TUG2 = %a ru-bu-u4
9. 1(disz) u4-mu-usz TUG2 = %a t,e-e-mu
10. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) TUG2 = %a mi-il-kum
11. 1(disz) du-ul |U.TUG2| = %a ka-ta-mu-um
12. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |U.TUG2| = %a pu-us-su2-mu
13. 1(disz) me ME = %a par4-s,um
14. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ME = %a lu-u-tu
15. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ME = %a la-lu-u4-um
16. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ME = %a qa2-bu-u-um
17. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ME = %a ka-ra-bu-um
18. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ME = %a ni-i-nu
19. 1(disz) [...] ME = %a sza-mu-u4
20. 1(disz) [... ME] = %a [er]-s,e-tum
21. 1(disz) [... ME] = %a [qu2]-u2#-lum
22. 1(disz) [... ME] = %a [pu]-uz#-rum
23. [1(disz) ...] x
  rest broken
column 4
1. 1(disz) la-u4# |LAL2x[KAK]| = %a ri-ib-ba-tum
2. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |LAL2xKAK|# = %a mu#-ut,-t,u3-u4
3. 1(disz) hal-pi-a |LAL2x(URUxMIN)|# = %a hal-pi-u2-um
4. 1(disz) pa PAP = %a ra-bu-u2
5. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) PAP = %a a-sza-re-du
6. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) PAP = %a a-ru-u2-tum
7. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) PAP = %a ra-a-t,u3
8. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) PAP = %a a-bu-um
9. 1(disz) kur# PAP = %a na-ak-rum
10. 1(disz) x PAP = %a sza-nu-u2-um
11. 1(disz) pa#-a |PAP.E| = %a pa-al-gu
12. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |PAP.E| = %a pa-at-tum
13. 1(disz) si#-la# SILA3 = %a qu3-u4
14. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SILA3 = %a na-ag-la-bu
15. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SILA3 = %a mi-sze-er-tum
16. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SILA3 = %a mi-in-da-tum
17. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SILA3 = %a na-szal-lu-lum
18. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SILA3 = %a e-pe-qum
19. 1(disz) szi-ta SZITA = %a el-lum
20. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SZITA# = %a ra-am#-kum#
21. [1(disz) ($ blank space $) SZITA] = %a [...]
22. [1(disz) ...] x
  rest broken
column 5
1. 1(disz) de-e-li ASZ = %a we-e-du-[um]
2. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ASZ = %a mi-it-ha-ri-isz
3. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ASZ = %a de-e-lu-um
4. 1(disz) sag-ta-ak DISZ = %a sa-an-ta-ak-kum
5. 1(disz) usz BAD = %a mi-i-tu
6. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a da-mu
7. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a se2-ke-e-rum
8. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a usz-szum
9. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a hi-isz-rum
10. 1(disz) zi-iz BAD = %a za-a-zum
11. 1(disz) ti-il BAD = %a ga-ma-rum
12. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a la-qa2-a-tum
13. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a qa2-tu-u-um#
14. 1(disz) szu-mu-un BAD = %a la-bi-i-rum
15. 1(disz) ba-ad BAD = %a pe-tu-u4-[um]
16. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a ne2-su-[u-um]
17. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a re-[e-qum]
18. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a szu#?-[...]
19. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) BAD = %a x-[...]
20. [1(disz) ...] BAD# = %a [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) [...] RI# = %a [...]
2'. 1(disz) RI = %a [...]
3'. 1(disz) RI = %a [...]
4'. 1(disz) da-al RI = %a [...]
5'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) RI = %a [...]
6'. 1(disz) bu-ru BURU5 = %a [...]
7'. 1(disz) a!-an AN = %a [...]
8'. 1(disz) a!-an AN = %a [...]
9'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) AN = %a [...]
10'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) AN = %a [...]
11'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) AN = %a sza#-[mu-u2]
12'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) AN = %a sza-[qu2-u2-um]
13'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) AN = %a ha-mu#-[u2]
14'. 1(disz) di-mi-ir AN = %a i-lum#
15'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) AN = %a il-tum#
16'. 1(disz) sa6 AN = %a a-sa-ak#-[kum]
17'. 1(disz) i-lu AN = %a AN{+um}
  blank space
  erasure
18'. 1(disz) na-ab |AN&AN| = %a na-a-ab
19'. 1(disz) mu-ul |3xAN| = %a ka-ak-ka-bu-um
20'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |3xAN| = %a szi-t,i-ir-tum
21'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |3xAN| = %a na-pa-hu-um
22'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |3xAN| = %a na-ba-t,u3-um
23'. 1(disz) su2-hub2 |3xAN| = %a su2-hup2-pu-um
24'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |3xAN| = %a su2-hup2-pa-tum
25'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |3xAN| = %a su2-gul2-lum
bottom 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(disz)
 en: 62 (lines in this column)
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz)] x [...]
2'. 1(disz)# BA# = %a [...]
3'. 1(disz)# BA = %a sza-a-ti
4'. 1(disz)# BA = %a su2-up-pi-i-nu
5'. 1(disz)# BA = %a na-sza-a-rum
6'. 1(disz)# BA = %a e-pe-e-szum
7'. 1(disz) BA = %a pe-tu-u-um
8'. 1(disz) zu-u2 ZU = %a la-ma-a-du
9'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ZU = %a szu-du#-u2-um
10'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ZU = %a e-du-u
11'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ZU# = %a wu-u4#-du-u2
12'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) [ZU] = %a [a-ha]-zu
13'. [1(disz) ... ZU] = %a [ka]-a
  2nd person suffix
14'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a [t,ub]-bu-u
  su/t,ebû sink
15'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a [ri]-a-bu-um
16'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a [ta]-ri-bu-um
17'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a [zu]-um-rum
18'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a szi#-i-rum
19'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a me#-re-e-nu
20'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a e-ri-isz-szum
21'. [1(disz) ... SU] = %a sza-lum-ma-tum
22'. [1(disz) ...] SU = %a sza-ha-a-tum
23'. [1(disz) ...] SU = %a ma-asz-kum
24'. 1(disz) sze#-en# SZEN = %a ru-uq-qum
25'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SZEN = %a sza-an-nu-um
26'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SZEN = %a el-lum
27'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SZEN = %a e-eb-bu-um
28'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) SZEN = %a qa2-ab-lum
29'. 1(disz) u UD = %a um-me-du-um
30'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) UD = %a {d}utu
31'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) UD = %a {d}IM
32'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) UD = %a s,e-e-tum
bottom 2
1. 1(gesz2) 2(disz)
 en: 62 (lines in this column)
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) GADA# = %a di-ir-ku
2'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) GADA = %a ra-ka-a-nu
3'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) GADA = %a ra-am-ku
4'. 1(disz) za-a ZA = %a uq-nu-u2-um
5'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ZA = %a ab-nu
6'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ZA = %a at-ta
7'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ZA = %a ku-u4-um
8'. 1(disz) esz ESZ = %a szu-ul-lu-szum
9'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) ESZ = %a ma-du-u2-tum
bottom 3
1. 1(gesz2) 1(disz)
 en: 61 (lines in this column)
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz)# ($ blank space $) SI# = %a [...]
2'. 1(disz)# ($ blank space $) SI = %a i-[...]
3'. 1(disz)# ($ blank space $) SI = %a en-[...]
  probably en-szi-ak-ku = iszsziakku
4'. 1(disz)# ($ blank space $) SI = %a x-x-[...]
5'. 1(disz)# ($ blank space $) SI = %a x-[...]
6'. 1(disz)# ($ blank space $) SI# = %a [...]
7'. 1(disz)# x-[x ...] = %a [...]
  n lines broken
8'. 1(disz)# [X] = %a [...]
9'. 1(disz)# [UM] = %a [x-x]-x
10'. 1(disz)# [UM] = %a [li-bu]-um
11'. 1(disz) e-me-da |UM.[ME]| = %a [ta-ri]-tum
12'. 1(disz) me-esz3 MES# = %a [et,]-lum#
13'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) [MES] = %a [...]
14'. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) [MES] = %a [...]
column 5
  blank space
bottom 5
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u)
 en: 250 (lines on reverse)

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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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: Proto Aa; Rev: Proto Aa See Nemet-Nejat NABU 1994/91 nt.12. Incorrect number???)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MSL 14, 087 A

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

  • history: PBS 5, 102, photo pl. 111-112 (CBS frgms. only)

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11001 + CBS 11050 + Ist Ni 01141 + Ist Ni 02203 (+) N 6666
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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
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-04-08 at 19:59:20 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-06-21 at 10:57:58 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-09-11 at 13:46:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts 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
“MSL 14, 087 A Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229723.
MSL 14, 087 A artifact entry (No. P229723). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229723 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 14, 087 A artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229723 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 14, 087 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229723},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229723},
}

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