OIP 099, 046 (P225924)

Lexical tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070164 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [en?]-gar#
2. [me?]-unken#
3. [sal]-NUNUZ-nanna#-zi#
4. sal#-NUNUZ-nu-zi#
5. sal-GAR-AB@g#
6. sal-HI-|URUxMIN|
7. en#-sal#-|URUxMIN|#
8. nu#-|URUxMIN|
9. nu#-BAD
10. tu
11. a-tu#
  rest broken
column 2
1. x-x
2. PA-NUN
3. nu-banda3 abgal |KAxGAN2@t|
4. kingal-UD
5. DUN-|EZENxBAD|
6. LU-UD
7. sag#-dun3# {d}en-ki
8. |NUN:ME.TAG|
9. |NUN:ME.TAG|
10. x x [...]
11. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. [LAGAR]-|SZE.NAGA|
2. LAGAR-GU
3. LAGAR-UD
4. LAGAR abgal
5. LAGAR-nu-banda3# abgal
6. LAGAR#-TUG2
7. LAGAR-A-EREN
8. LAGAR-EN-TUG2
9. LAK503a#-[{d}]inanna#
  rest broken
column 4
1. [LAK503a]-x
2. LAK503a#-[...]
3. LAK503a-A-EREN#
4. LAK503a-NA#-ESZ2#
5. LAK503a-nigir
6. LAK503a-sanga:gal
7. LAK503a-unu3#
8. EN-SZIR:BUR-RU
9. [x?] x-ZU
  rest broken
column 5
1. sanga-TA@g(LAK654a)
2. sanga-gu4
3. SZID-GAR-gal
4. SZID-GAR:gal-BI!?
5. u2-{d#}inanna
6. zabalam2(|ZA.MUSZ3.AB@g|)#
7. ZA!?-|MUSZ3xMUSZ3|
8. ub#-{d}inanna
9. [...]
  rest broken
column 6
1. [ME]-{d}nisaba#
2. PAP-[PAP]-{d}nisaba#
3. sukkal-{d}nisaba
4. szidim#-gal-unu
5. i9-UD-AB@g
6. i9!
7. ME#?-DIN-HA-gal-ME
8. lahszu
9. HA#?-SZUBUR#-|DIMxSZE|
10. |UD.KUSZU2|#
11. [...]
  rest broken
column 7
1. [...]
2. DAG#-|LAGABxHAL|#
3. LAK175-{d}[inanna]
4. LAK175-gal-tur3?
5. LAK175-LAK390
6. LAK175-nibru{ki}
7. me-en-PA-GAL-ki
8. me-en-PA-GAL-GAN2#!?-ki
9. me#-en#-PA-ki
10. [me]-en#-urim5(|SZESZ.AB|)#[{ki}]
  rest broken
column 8
1. [...] x [...]
2. PAP#-PA-IB#
3. PAP-PA-IB#-SUD2
4. PAP-PA-IB
5. PAP#-PA-IB-LAK390
6. nu-banda3-EN-IB
7. sanga#-EN-IB
8. gal#-ga-EN-IB
9. PA-NAM2
10. en#-en
  rest broken
column 9
1. [...]
2. [sze]-unu#
3. GAL#-LAK61-PA
4. PAP-|SAL.NUNUZ.ZI|#-{d}nanna!(NU-SZESZ)
5. PAP-sal#-HI-|URUxMIN|
6. GAL-ISZ#!?
7. ur-TAK4-LAK387!?
  LAK387!? lacks internal vertical wedges
8. ezen-si-sag:dingir
9. ezen-GU4-si-sag:dingir
10. si-du-si-dingir
11. [...]
  rest broken
column 10
1. [...]
2. RU#-MI#-SU
3. [(ME?)]-SZE!?-EN-NE-RU
4. NAGA-KAD4-gal
5. ME {d}I-NUN#
6. [x?] ME# {d}lamma
7. ME gi#:bil#
8. ME li9#:si4
9. ME {d}ad#:ku3
10. ME {d#}|UR2xUD|
  rest broken
column 11
1. [...]
2. ME {d}|SUMASZ.ME|
3. ME {d}idigna(|TUMxPAP|)!?
4. ME {d}idigna(|TUMxPAP|)!?
5. ME {d}idigna(|TUMxPAP|)!?
6. ME {d}kesz3
7. ME# nin-{d}|GA2xMUSZ|#
8. ME {d}nin-sa2:a
9. ME# {d#}nin#-pirig#
10. ME# {d#}[...]
11. [...]
  rest broken
column 12
1. [...]
2. ME# {d#}[...]
3. ME {d}GAN#-ZI#
4. ME {d}MU#-SZITA?-LAGAB#?
  blank space
  small partially broken case filled with decorative cross-hatching; serves as a dividing line between text and colophon.
5. a-gesztin#-abzu(|ZU.AB|)#
6. lugal#-giparx(KISAL)#?-[si?]
7. x [...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • primary: OIP 99, 46

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 070164 +
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: AbS-T 0221 + AbS-T 0372a
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 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
2016-08-31 at 18:36:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2013-07-07 at 13:17:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:47:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OIP 099, 046 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225924.
OIP 099, 046 artifact entry (No. P225924). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225924 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 099, 046 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225924 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {OIP 099, 046 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225924},
}

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