BT 19 (P231266)

Lexical prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Brockmon Collection, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

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Museum Collection(s)

Brockmon Collection, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

Museum Number

BT 19

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Cast in Philadelphia. The prism contained birds and clothing (sig//2 and tug//2), not the first half of the text. CBS number is unknown.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

object prism
surface a1
column 1
1. u5{muszen}
2. u5-bi2{muszen}
3. e-zi{muszen}
4. a-za3-gun3{muszen}
5. mi-sa-az?{muszen}
6. gambi{muszen}
7. dar{muszen}
8. dar lugal{muszen}
9. dar-zi-zi{muszen}
10. dar me-luh-ha{muszen}
11. gan#-gam{muszen}
12. sza3#-hab2{muszen}
13. buru4{muszen}
14. buru4 hur{muszen}
15. buru4 nita{muszen}
16. uga{muszen}
17. uga-numun{muszen}
18. zu2#-pesz2{muszen}
19. [ka]-sukud-ra2{muszen}
20. szu#-lu2{muszen}
21. iri-hul-a{muszen}
22. u3-ku-ku{muszen}
23. [u3]-ku-ku-ba-usz2{muszen}
24. [...] nin#?-|LAGABxX|{muszen}
25. [...]-|LAGABxX|#-masz{muszen}
26. [hu-ri2]-in#{muszen}
27. [nuz hu-ri2]-in#{muszen}
28. [amar hu-ri2]-in#{muszen}
  rest broken
column 2
1. |KI.KA.SAL|#{muszen}
2. sipa#{muszen}
3. LU#?-[...]{muszen}
4. ge6#{muszen}
5. sze21#{muszen}
6. x-[...]{muszen}
7. buru5#{muszen}
8. buru5# hur{muszen}
9. buru5# nita{muszen}
10. buru5# gi-zi{muszen}
11. buru5# kar-kid{muszen}
12. buru5# gu3-du3{muszen}
13. buru5# sim{muszen}
14. buru5# zu2-lum-ma{muszen}
15. buru5# habrud-da{muszen}
16. buru5# edin-na#[{muszen}]
17. buru5# bad-bad#?-[ra2{muszen}]
18. buru5# sig7#-sig7{muszen}
19. te8#{muszen}
20. te8#-uz{muszen}
21. uz#{muszen}
22. uz#-gi4{muszen}
23. uz# babbar{muszen}
24. [uz] kukku5{muszen}
  rest broken
surface a2
column 1
1. ir-kun{muszen}
2. ir-ir{muszen}
3. ir-ir-szita4{muszen}
4. bir5{muszen}
5. x-sim{muszen}
6. gu4#-du7-DIN?{muszen}
7. igi#-gu4-du7{muszen}
8. igi-gesztin-na
9. nig2-gur11-mu-tum2-u3{muszen}
10. ba#-an-tum2[{muszen}]
11. al-ti-ri2-gu7#[{muszen}]
12. {gesz}kiri6#-[x{muszen}]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]-na-[...]
18. [...]-nu11-[...]
19. [...] ga#-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
1'. a#-ra#-ak#{muszen#}
2'. bil2#-za-za-gu3#-balag#-ga2#-kar-gir5-za-na{muszen}
3'. nuz# muszen
4'. amar# muszen
5'. siki
6'. siki za-ri2-in
7'. siki saga
8'. siki gu2 udu
9'. siki gu2 bar
10'. siki bar udu ug5#
11'. siki SZID# [...]
12'. siki igi# [...]
  rest broken
surface a3
column 1
1. [...]-x
2. [...]-ak
3. [siki sza3] sig
4. [... tab]-ba
5. [... nu]-nu
6. [...]-la
7. [...]-la
8. [...]-la
9. [...]-x
10. siki gu# kesz2#?
11. siki gu kesz2# tab#-ba
12. siki dah-hu-[um]
13. siki kur-[ra]
14. siki mar-[tu]
15. siki ki#-uri#
16. siki sa10#-ma#
17. siki ganba#
18. siki SZID?-x
19. x x x
  rest broken
column 2
1. tug2# szu DU?-[...]
2. tug2 pa ku5-[ru]
3. tug2 ur3-ur3#-ra#
4. tug2 bir7#?-[bir7]
5. tug2 kal#-kal#
6. tug2 DUN#
7. tug2 bar-DUN ur3#-ra#
8. tug2 |U2.GIR2| ur3-ra
9. tug2 szukur{+gur8#}-ra
10. tug2 szukur{+gur8}-ra
11. tug2 bar-si
12. tug2 bar-si gal
13. tug2# bar-si SZID-ma
14. [tug2] bar-si sig
15. [tug2] nig2#-lam2
16. [tug2] nig2-lam2 husz-a
17. x x x
  rest broken
surface a4
column 1
1. [tug2] mu-[ra]
2. [tug2] mu-dur7-[ra]
3. [tug2] a-[...]
4. [tug2] lu2 guz-za [...]
5. [tug2] lu2-du5-[du5]
6. tug2 im su4-a#
7. tug2 im babbar2-[ra]
8. tug2 guz-[za]
9. tug2 guz-za#-[...]
10. tug2 guz-za-[...]
11. tug2 pala#
12. tug2 pala2#
13. tug2 pala3#
14. tug2 a2-[gu4-hu-um]
15. tug2 ta-[...]
16. tug2 aktum#
17. tug2 aktum# [saga]
  rest broken
column 2
1. [tug2 ...] du8#-a
2. [tug2 du8]-a ib2-ba#
3. [tug2]-sagszu# du8!-a
4. [tug2] sagszu
5. [tug2 gu2]-e3
6. [tug2 gu2]-e3 diri
7. [tug2 gu2]-e3# sig7-sig7
8. [tug2 gu2]-e3 gun3-a
9. [tug2 sza3]-ga-du3
10. [tug2 sza3]-ga-du3 gada!
11. [tug2 sza3]-ga-du3 szid?-BU?
12. [...]-ba ru?
13. [an]-ta-dul
14. gada
15. [gada]-mah
16. [gada] dingir-ra
17. [gada] lugal
18. [gada] an-dul3!(SAG)
19. [gada] an-SAG@g dul
20. [gada A]-DU
21. [gada A]-DU# dingir#-ra#
  rest broken
surface b1
  blank space
  with impression for swivel?
surface b2
  broken
  with rotation hole?

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 Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Cast in Philadelphia. The prism contained birds and clothing (sig//2 and tug//2), not the first half of the text. CBS number is unknown.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BT 19
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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
2018-10-19 at 18:19:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-01-09 at 17:10:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 04:05:36 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“BT 19 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231266.
BT 19 artifact entry (No. P231266). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231266 (Original work published 2003)
BT 19 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231266 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023BT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BT 19 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231266},
}


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