EEN 293, CBS 12486 (P230167)

Lexical prism 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 12486

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Large prism fragment with relatively little writing preserved. Square prism, parts of side 2 and 3 preserved: gi# gigir (anomalous version) and gi# ig (illegible).Traces of the hole preserved. Probably 3 col. per side.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

object prism
surface a1
  beginning broken
1'. gesz |U.ITI|-en-DU-[...]
2'. gesz sahar-gi-gigir#
3'. gesz kun-gigir#
4'. gesz su-din-gigir#
5'. gesz [...]-mar#-gigir#
6'. gesz sag-kul-[...]
7'. gesz sag-dur2-[...]
8'. x x[...]
9'. x x[...]
10'. x x[...]
11'. x x[...]
12'. x x[...]
13'. x x[...]
14'. x x[...]
15'. [...] umbin#-[...]
16'. [...] gag-umbin-[...]
17'. [...] usan3-[...]
18'. [...] szid-du3#?-[...]
  rest broken
surface a2
  (traces)
  rest broken
surface a3
  broken
surface a4
  broken
surface b1
  broken
surface b2
  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: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Large prism fragment with relatively little writing preserved. Square prism, parts of side 2 and 3 preserved: gi# gigir (anomalous version) and gi# ig (illegible).Traces of the hole preserved. Probably 3 col. per side.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 293, CBS 12486

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 12486
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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 15:26:27 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
2018-01-09 at 19:49:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:32:47 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 293, CBS 12486 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230167.
EEN 293, CBS 12486 artifact entry (No. P230167). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230167 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 293, CBS 12486 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230167 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 293, {CBS} 12486 artifact entry},
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}

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