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Primary publication:	OIP 011, 015
Author:	Chiera, Edward
Publication date:	1929
Secondary publication(s):	MSL 11,110 (B)
Citation:
Author remarks:
Published collation:
CDLI no.:	P227657
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001q5k80
CDLI comments:

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Catalogue:	20030911 veldhuis_nippurlexical
Transliteration:	Veldhuis, Niek (dcclt)
Translation:	check
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Collection Information
Owner:	University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.:	CBS 11082 + N 7737
Accession no.:
Acquisition history:

Text Content:
Genre:	Lexical
Sub-genre:	Obv: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXIV); Rev: OB Hh6 (foodstuffs: Hh XXIII-XXI
Sub-genre remarks:
Composite no.:	Q000043
Language:	Sumerian

Physical Information
Object type:	prism
Material:	clay
Object remarks:
Measurements (mm):	? x ? x ?
Object preservation:
Surface preservation:
Condition description:	Rectangular Prism
Join information:	Peterson email 18.11.2014
Seal no.:
Seal information:

Provenience:
Provenience:	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Provenience remarks:
Excavation no.:
Findspot square:
Elevation:
Stratigraphic level:
Findspot remarks:

Chronology:
Period:	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Period remarks:
Date of Origin:
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Prism

surface a1
column 1
1. a
#tr.en: water
# line now broken away
2. ninda
#tr.en: bread
3. kasz
#tr.en: beer
4. tu7
#tr.en: soup
5. [tu7] saga
#tr.en: good quality soup
6. tu7# gu2# gal
#tr.en: soup made with broad beans
7. tu7 gu2 tur
#tr.en: lentil soup
8. tu7 gu2 nig2-ar3-ra
#tr.en: soup made with vetch
9. tu7 SI#!? gu2 ASZ
#tr.en: soup made with the flour of the ... pulse
# sic
10. tu7 ar-za-na
#tr.en: soup made with barley groats
11. tu7 ar-za-na saga
#tr.en: soup made with good quality barley groats
12. tu7 lu:ub3{sar}
#tr.en: soup made with turnips
13. tu7 du5-la2{sar}
#tr.en: soup made with the dunla plant
14. tu7 GAN2-sze{sar}
#tr.en: soup made with the gansze plant
15. tu7 {gesz}masz{sar#}
#tr.en: soup made with masz plant
16. tu7 {gesz}masz-gurum{sar}
#tr.en: soup made with the maszgurum plant
17. tu7 a-dar-ra{sar}
#tr.en: soup made with the adara plant
18. tu7 |SU.SU.LU.LU.SZE3.SZE3|#{sar}
#tr.en: soup made with the lubszir plant
19. tu7 ba#-ba#-da
#tr.en: porridge
20. tu7 ba-ba-da saga
#tr.en: good quality porridge
21. tu7 ziz2 A
#tr.en: soup made with soaked/ripe emmer?
22. tu7 ziz2 KA-KAK#-A#
#tr.en: soup made with ... emmer
23. tu7 UD szen#-[na]
#tr.en: ... soup of the cauldron?
24. tu7 uzu#-[bala]
#tr.en: meat broth
25. tu7# [...]
#tr.en: ... soup
column 2
1. [...]
#tr.en: ...
2. [...]
#tr.en: ...
3. tu7 a-ba silim#-[ma]
#tr.en: soup whose water is in good condition?
# line now largely broken
4. tu7 lu-lu-bu#-[um]
#tr.en: Lullubean soup
5. tu7 a ur4-[a]
#tr.en: watered down soup?
6. tu7 a KU?-[...]
#tr.en: ... soup
7. tu7 ku-usz
#tr.en: soup made with malt-flour
8. tu7 lal3
#tr.en: soup made with honey/syrup
9. {kasz}dida
#tr.en: sweetened beer
10. {kasz}[dida] saga#
#tr.en: good quality sweetened beer
11. {kasz}dida# gen
#tr.en: ordinary quality sweetened beer
12. {kasz}dida imgaga3
#tr.en: sweetened beer made with imgaga emmer?
13. {kasz}dida imgaga3
#tr.en: sweetened beer made with imgaga emmer?
14. {kasz}dida imgaga3 mah#
#tr.en: premium sweetened beer made with imgaga emmer?
15. {kasz}dida KA#-ge-kam#
#tr.en: ... sweetened beer
16. {kasz}dida KA#-KAK-A
#tr.en: ... sweetened beer
17. {kasz}dida hab2-ba
#tr.en: stinking sweetened beer?
18. {kasz}dida u4 tab-ba
#tr.en: sweetened beer exposed to a lot of sunlight?
19. {kasz}dida u4 sal-la#
#tr.en: sweetened beer exposed to a little sunlight?
20. {kasz}dida sza3#
#tr.en: ... sweetened beer
# sza3 now entirely broken
21. {kasz}[...]
#tr.en: ...
column 3
$ beginning broken
1'. sa#-[hi-in]
#tr.en: yeast
2'. agarin4#
#tr.en: beer mash/dough
3'. [szim]
#tr.en: aromatic
4'. szim-[...]
#tr.en: ... aromatic
5'. szim-[...]
#tr.en: ... aromatic
6'. szim-[...]
#tr.en: ... aromatic
7'. szim#-[...]
#tr.en: ... aromatic

surface a2
column 1
$ beginning broken
1'. duh#
#tr.en: bran
2'. [duh] saga
#tr.en: good quality bran
3'. [duh] gen
#tr.en: ordinary quality bran
4'. [duh] duru5
#tr.en: soaked/ripe bran
5'. [duh] ah3
#tr.en: dried bran
6'. [duh ha-ha]-la#
#tr.en: filtered bran?
# Akkadian szahalli
7'. [duh ha]-ha#-la# DU
#tr.en: ... filtered bran?
8'. [duh] kurun5
#tr.en: bran used for making choice liquor?
# or read kasz kukku5?
9'. esza
#tr.en: esza flour
10'. [esza] saga
#tr.en: good quality esza flour
11'. [esza] gen
#tr.en: ordinary quality esza flour
12'. [esza] ga#
#tr.en: esza flour mixed with milk?
13'. [esza DI]-a#
#tr.en: ... esza flour
column 2
$ beginning broken
1'. [ninda zi] esz5-kam-ma us2#-sa
#tr.en: bread made with third quality flour
2'. ninda dabin
#tr.en: bread made with barley flour
3'. ninda zi x
#tr.en: bread made with ... flour
# Sign looks like UGU#: error for gu?
4'. ninda zi sze sa#!?-a#!?
#tr.en: bread with flour from roasted barley
# Reading uncertain: final sign appears to be ME
# now mostly broken
5'. ninda [zi]-dub-dub-bu
#tr.en: bread made with ziddubdubu flour
6'. ninda zi e2#?-gal#?
#tr.en: bread made with palace grade flour?
# Reading uncertain: final sign appears to be ME
7'. ninda zi e2#-da-di
#tr.en: bread made of flour for an edadi offering
8'. ninda nig2-il2
#tr.en: loaf used as a container (for soup, etc.)?
9'. ninda [...] tuku
#tr.en: ... bread
10'. ninda# [...] x
#tr.en: ... bread
11'. ninda# [...] x
#tr.en: ... bread
12'. ninda# [...] x
#tr.en: ... bread
13'. ninda# [...] x
#tr.en: ... bread
14'. ninda-i3-de2#-[a] saga#
#tr.en: good quality pastry
15'. ninda-i3-de2-[a gesz]-i3
#tr.en: pastry made with oil
16'. ninda-i3-de2-[a] x
#tr.en: ... pastry
17'. [ninda]-i3-de2#-[a] x
#tr.en: ... pastry
18'. [ninda-i3]-de2#-[a i3] szah2
#tr.en: pastry made with pig lard
19'. [...] x x
#tr.en: ...
column 3
$ beginning broken
1'. ninda gur4-ra [...]
#tr.en: thick bread ...
2'. ninda gur4-ra zi [...]
#tr.en: thick bread made with ... flour
3'. ninda gur4-ra [...]
#tr.en: thick bread ...
4'. ninda gur4-ra lu2#
#tr.en: thick bread for (one) person?
5'. ninda gur4-ra lu2
#tr.en: thick bread for (one) person?
6'. ninda hi-ib-za#
#tr.en: type of pastry
7'. ninda PI-an-du-nu#-[um]
#tr.en: pandunum bread
8'. ninda pa-na-ni-[kum]
#tr.en: pannigu bread
# Akkadian pannigu
9'. ninda gi-zi-[esz-ta]
#tr.en: cake made with honey?
# Akkadian kamanum
10'. ninda dim3#-ma
#tr.en: ... bread
11'. ninda szu x
#tr.en: ... bread
12'. ninda sag-gar
#tr.en: ... bread
13'. ninda ka-ta x
#tr.en: ... bread
14'. ninda szu-kam-ma
#tr.en: bread for (daily) need?
15'. ninda za3-ga
#tr.en: pulverized bread?
16'. ninda za3-ga
#tr.en: pulverized bread?
17'. ninda zig3-ga
#tr.en: risen bread
18'. ninda [...] x x
#tr.en: ... bread
19'. ninda x [...]
#tr.en: ... bread
20'. ninda [...]
#tr.en: ... bread
21'. [...] e2#-gal
#tr.en: ... of the palace
22'. [...] x x
#tr.en: ...

surface a3
column 1
1. [...]
#tr.en: ...
2. [...]
#tr.en: ...
3. [...]
#tr.en: ...
4. [...]-ga#?
#tr.en: ...
5. [i3] udu#
#tr.en: sheep tallow
6. [i3] szah2#
#tr.en: pig lard
7. [i3]-gesz
#tr.en: oil
8. [i3] hab2
#tr.en: stinking/rancid oil
9. [i3] KID
#tr.en: ... oil
10. [i3] {gesz}eren
#tr.en: cedar oil
11. i3 biz szim {gesz}eren
#tr.en: oozing oil of cedar resin
12. i3 du10-ga
#tr.en: good oil
13. i3 sag
#tr.en: top quality oil
14. i3 sag du10-ga
#tr.en: good top quality oil
15. i3 sag-bi gurud-da
#tr.en: oil with its head fallen
16. i3-nun
#tr.en: ghee
17. i3-nun du10
#tr.en: good ghee
18. i3-nun ME
#tr.en: washed butter?
19. i3 szi-ig-dum
#tr.en: almond extract
20. i3 ligidbax(|AN.SAL.TUG2.IB|)
#tr.en: juice of the spurge
21. ligidbax(|AN.SAL.TUG2.IB|)
#tr.en: spurge
22. szim
#tr.en: aromatic/aromatic substance
23. szim
#tr.en: aromatic/aromatic substance
24. szim
#tr.en: aromatic/aromatic substance
25. szim
#tr.en: aromatic/aromatic substance
26. szim# GAM-GAM
#tr.en: resin of the gurum tree
27. szim# GAM-GAM-ma#
#tr.en: resin of the gurum tree
# line now almost entirely broken
column 2
1. ga
#tr.en: milk
2. gara2
#tr.en: cream
3. ga ud5 gi4
#tr.en: ... goat milk
4. ga-szex(SIG7)-a
#tr.en: yoghurt
5. ga KID?-a
#tr.en: ... milk
6. ga tak4-a
#tr.en: ... milk
# Akkadian hi...
7. ga kin gal2-la
#tr.en: milk to be processed?
# Akkadian is,u
8. ga i-te-er-da
#tr.en: butter?
9. ga nunuz-TE
#tr.en: milk mixed with eggs?
10. ga u2
#tr.en: milk from pastured animals?
11. ga-ar3
#tr.en: cheese
12. ga-ar3 gal
#tr.en: large cheese
13. ga-ar3 tur-tur
#tr.en: small cheese
14. ga-ar3 gazi
#tr.en: cheese flavored with mustard/dodder
15. gu2 gal
#tr.en: broad beans
16. gu2 tur#
#tr.en: lentils
17. gu2 nig2-ar3-[ra]
#tr.en: vetch
18. gu2 gal [ansze]
#tr.en: ... legumes
19. [ziz2]
#tr.en: emmer
20. ziz2 [babbar]
#tr.en: white emmer
21. ziz2 kukku5#
#tr.en: black emmer
22. ziz2 gu2-nida
#tr.en: gunida emmer
23. sze#
#tr.en: barley
24. sze [esztub]
#tr.en: spring barley
25. sze-musz5
#tr.en: musz barley
26. [sze] gibil#
#tr.en: ripe barley
27. [sze] sumun
#tr.en: old barley
28. [sze] sag#
#tr.en: top quality barley
column 3
1. sze us2#-[sa]
#tr.en: treaded grain
2. sze nu-us2-sa#
#tr.en: grain that is not treaded
3. sze ku5-da
#tr.en: harvested barley
4. sze nu-ku5-da
#tr.en: barley that is not harvested
5. [sze] nir-ra
#tr.en: winnowed grain
6. sze# nir-ra
#tr.en: grain that is not winnowed
7. sze x x x
#tr.en: ... barley
8. sze in#-nu#-ha#
#tr.en: innuha barley
9. henbur
#tr.en: sprout
10. sze lillan
#tr.en: barley beginning to head?
11. sze# nig2#-gal2-la
#tr.en: barley that is a possession
12. [sze] nig2-ku5-da
#tr.en: share of grain
13. an sze
#tr.en: ear of barley
14. isin
#tr.en: stalk
15. mug# sze
#tr.en: barley afflicted by ergot
16. in-nu
#tr.en: straw/chaff
17. in de5
#tr.en: gathered straw/chaff
18. in de5-de5
#tr.en: gathered straw/chaff
19. in bul
#tr.en: straw/chaff that is blown away
20. in bul-bul
#tr.en: straw/chaff that is blown away
21. haszhur
#tr.en: apple
22. haszhur babbar
#tr.en: white apple
23. haszhur kukku5
#tr.en: black apple
24. haszhur su4-a
#tr.en: red apple
25. haszhur sig7-sig7
#tr.en: green apple
26. haszhur ba-za
#tr.en: dwarf apple
27. haszhur ku7-ku7
#tr.en: sweet apple
28. haszhur ar!(|IGI.ERIN2|)-ga#-nu-um#
#tr.en: pinecone?
29. haszhur# ar!(|IGI.ERIN2|)-ma-nu
#tr.en: apricot
# Akkadian armannu; equals {gesz}haszhur kur-ra
30. haszhur# dam-szi-lum
#tr.en: apple of the damszilum plant
31. haszhur# kur-ra
#tr.en: apple of the mountain, apricot
32. [haszhur] sze# esztub
#tr.en: apple of spring barley?

surface a4
column 1
1. [...] RI-RI
#tr.en: ...
2. nu-ur2-ma
#tr.en: pomegranate
3. nu-ur2-ma saga
#tr.en: good quality pomegranate
4. nu-ur2-ma babbar#
#tr.en: white pomegranate
5. nu-ur2-ma kukku5
#tr.en: black pomegranate
6. nu-ur2#-ma# su4
#tr.en: red pomegranate
7. [nu]-ur2#-[ma] sig7#-sig7#
#tr.en: green pomegranate
8. nu-ur2-ma x KAL#?
#tr.en: ... pomegranate
9. nu-ur2-ma x-x-na
#tr.en: ... pomegranate
10. nu-ur2-ma pu2 szu# su#-ub#-ba
#tr.en: pomegranates with seeds plucked from their rinds?
# Reading is uncertain
11. gesztin
#tr.en: grapes
12. gesztin-kir4
#tr.en: hyena grape
13. gesztin-ka5-a
#tr.en: fox grape
14. gesztin-gam-ma
#tr.en: trunk of the grapevine
15. gesztin nim-ma
#tr.en: fall grapes?
16. gesztin UD e3-a
#tr.en: ... wine
17. gesztin sur-ra
#tr.en: pressed wine
18. gesztin ku7!(USZ)-ku7!(USZ)
#tr.en: sweet grapes
19. gesztin al-sze6#-ga2
#tr.en: cooked grapes
20. ga-ra-an
#tr.en: bunch of fruit
21. ga-ra-an haszhur#
#tr.en: bunch of apples
22. ga-ra-an pesz3
#tr.en: bunch of figs
23. ga-ra-an nu-ur2-ma
#tr.en: bunch of pomegranates
24. ga-ra-an gesztin
#tr.en: bunch of grapes
25. ga-ra-an szennur
#tr.en: bunch of plums
26. szu-gur5
#tr.en: basket or bunch of fruit
27. szu-gur5 haszhur#
#tr.en: basket or bunch of apples
28. szu#-[gur5 ...]
#tr.en: basket or bunch of ...
column 2
1. u4-hi-in x-x
#tr.en: ... fresh dates
2. u4-hi-in ku7!(USZ)-ku7!(USZ)
#tr.en: sweet fresh dates
3. u4-hi-in bar-UD
#tr.en: ... fresh dates
4. u4-hi-in al-sze6-ga2
#tr.en: cooked fresh dates
5. u4-hi-in u4-te-en du11-ga
#tr.en: fresh dates ... in the evening
6. zu2-lum
#tr.en: dates
7. zu2-lum saga
#tr.en: good quality dates
8. zu2-lum gibil
#tr.en: ripe dates
9. zu2-lum sumun
#tr.en: old dates
10. zu2-lum babbar
#tr.en: white dates
11. zu2-lum kukku5
#tr.en: black dates
12. zu2-lum su4-a
#tr.en: brown dates
13. zu2-lum sig7-sig7
#tr.en: green dates
14. zu2-lum sze esztub
#tr.en: dates mixed with spring barley?
15. zu2-lum sze-musz5
#tr.en: dates mixed with musz barley?
16. zu2-lum dilmun-na
#tr.en: Dilmun dates
17. zu2-lum ku7-ku7
#tr.en: sweet dates
18. ukusz2
#tr.en: cucumber
19. ukusz2 ti-il
#tr.en: ... cucumber
20. ukusz2 li-li-gi4
#tr.en: squirting cucumber?
21. ukusz2 ses
#tr.en: bitter cucumber
22. ukusz2 du10-ga
#tr.en: good cucumber
23. ukusz2 ku7!(USZ)-ku7!(USZ)
#tr.en: sweet cucumber
24. ukusz2 ab-sin2-na
#tr.en: cucumber of the furrow
25. ukusz2 al-sze6
#tr.en: cooked cucumber
26. ukusz2 im-sag#-ga2
#tr.en: tufted cucumber?
27. mun#
#tr.en: salt
28. mun#-gazi#
#tr.en: produce
# line now entirely lost
column 3
1. szeg12 naga#
#tr.en: brick of potash
2. pa naga#
#tr.en: stick of an alkaline plant
3. gazi
#tr.en: mustard/dodder
4. sila3 gazi
#tr.en: one sila of mustard/dodder
5. esir
#tr.en: bitumen
# line now badly damaged
6. esir e3#-a
#tr.en: asphalt
7. esir sur-ra#
#tr.en: pressed bitumen
8. igi-esir
#tr.en: type of bitumen
9. {d}nisaba za3-mi2
#tr.en: Nisaba, praise!

surface b1
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surface b2
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