MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W (P227889)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 02254 + CBS 02361 + CBS 03871 + CBS 19792 + UM 29-13-590

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: OB Lú Obv. bilingual list of synonyms det. by amelu. Rev. list of signs and ideograms. UM 29-13-590 (P-Lu source I'') was joined by Jon Taylor.)

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Akkadian, Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [lu2 a2 ku5] = %a [a-ku]-u2# & %s lu2 a2-ku5 = %a a-ku-u2
2. [lu2 suhur] = %a [sza qi4-im-ma]-tim# & %s lu2 suhur = %a sza qi4-im-ma-tim
3. [lu2 suhur-la2] = %a [...]-la2?# & %s lu2 suhur#-la2 = %a ke-ez-rum
4. [lu2 ke-ze2-er-ak] = %a [ke-ez]-rum# & %s lu2 ke-ze2-er-ak = %a ke-ez-rum
5. [lu2 siki guz-za] = %a [ha-ap]-pa#-ar-ru#-u2# & %s lu2 siki guz-za = %a ha-ap-pa-ar-ru-u2
6. [lu2 szu du11-du11-ga] = %a [szu]-UR#?-ru-um# & %s lu2 szu du11-du11-ga = %a szu-hu-ru-um
7. [lu2 mu-dur7 du11-ga] = %a [u4]-ur#?-ru-szum# & %s lu2 mu-dur7 du11-ga = %a u4-ur-ru-szum
8. [lu2 szu zig3-ga du11-ga] = %a [uz]-zu#?-bu# & %s lu2 szu zig3-ga du11-ga = %a uz-zu-bu
9. lu2?# ze2?#-[ze2] = %a [ba]-aq#?-mu# & %s lu2 ze2-ze2 = %a ba-aq-mu#
10. lu2 bar gar-ra = %a [ha]-am#?-s,um & %s lu2 bar gar-ra = %a ha-am-s,um
11. lu2 ugu ze2#-ze2# = %a ba#-ar#-szum# & %s lu2# ugu ze2-ze2 = %a ba-ar-szum
12. lu2 a tu5-a = %a ra?#-am?#-kum# & %s lu2 a tu5#-a = %a ra-am#-kum
13. lu2 susbu = %a ra#-am#-kum# & %s lu2# susbu(|MUSZ3#.BU|)# = %a [x]-am#-kum
14. lu2 bala = %a be#-el# pa#-ar#-s,i2# & %s lu2#-[bala] = %a [be-el] pa#-ar-s,i2#
15. lu2 bala = %a be#-el# ma-an#-za#-x#-ti# & %s lu2# [bala] = %a [be]-el# ma-an-za-<<|GUDxKUR|>>-asz2-ti
16. lu2 bala = %a sza# pi#-la#-aq#-qa#-ti# & %s lu2 [bala] = %a sza pi-la-aq-qa2-ti
17. lu2 bala = %a lu2#-bala-a-ku# & %s lu2# [bala] = %a lu2#-bala#-a-ku
double ruling
reverse
column 1
line missing
2. lugal#
3. nam-dumu#-na
4. sukkal
5. sukkal#-mah
6. sukkal-sza3-e2-a
7. sukkal-i3-du8
8. sukkal-lu2#-kasz4
9. sukkal-lu2-kasz4
10. sukkal-mar-tu
11. sukkal-ensi2
12. sukkal-sanga
13. zabar-dab5
14. GAL#-unken-na
15. gal-zu-unken-na
16. ki-ad-mah-gi4-gi4
17. gu-za-la2
18. ra#-bi#-si2-ka3-tum#
19. [ra]-bi#-si2-ka3#-tum#
20. [qa2]-nu-um a2#-zi#-da#
21. ra-bi-si2#-ka3#-tum
22. qa2#-nu-um# [a2-gub3]-bu#
23. ra#-bi#-[a-nu-um]
traces
broken
column 2
broken
1'. sza3-tam-[...]
2'. sza3-tam-[...]
3'. sza3-tam-[...]
4'. sza3-tam-e2?#-[...]
5'. sza3-tam-e2#-[...]
6'. sza3-tam-e2-[...]
7'. sza3-tam-e2-[...]
8'. sza3-tam-e2?#-[...]
9'. sza3-tam-na#-[kam]-tum
10'. gab2-sar
11'. mu-sar
12'. dub#-sar
13'. dub#-sar#-za3#-ga
14'. dub-sar-mah#
15'. dub-sar-lugal#
16'. dub-sar-nig2-ka9
17'. dub-sar-szudum-ma
18'. dub-sar-im-ma
19'. dub-sar-ugnim
20'. dub#-sar#-pe#-el#-la2
21'. dub#-sar#-gal2#-tak4-a
22'. dub#-sar#-a#-ri-a
23'. dub#-sar#-kuru7#-ak
24'. [dub]-sar#-umun2#-ak
25'. [dub]-sar#-tur
26'. [dub-sar]-a#-sza3-ga
27'. [sa12]-DU
28'. [nir]-gal2#
29'. [nir]-gal2#
broken
column 3
1. lugal#-[ra-us2-sa]
2. szar2-a-ab-du#
3. esz3-a#-ab#-du
4. szu-i
5. szu-i-lugal
6. szu-i-sag-ga2-na
7. szu-i#-egir-ra#
8. szu-i#-gi#-na
9. szu-i-gu2-na
10. a-zu
11. a-zu-gal
12. a-zu-gu4
13. a-zu-ansze
14. ugula-szu#-i
15. muhaldim
16. muhaldim-gal
17. ugula#-muhaldim
18. gu4#-gaz
19. gir2#-la2
20. lu2#-ur3#-ra
21. lu2#-lunga
22. lu2-{kasz}kurun2-na
23. SAL lu2-{kasz}kurun2#-na#
about 3 lines broken
column 4
1. a-[ga]-us2
2. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)
3. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-gal
4. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-tur
5. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-nam-dumu-na#
6. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-ugnim#
7. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-{kusz}ummu3-a
{kusz}EDIN#.A?|
8. sagiax(|SILA3.SZU.GABA.A|)-eresz-a
9. en-nu-ug3-ga-nu-um
10. en-nu-ug3-a
11. i3-du8
12. i3-du8-gal
13. i3#-du8#-e2
14. i3#-du8#-e2-mah?
15. i3#-du8#-e2?
16. i3#-gesz#?-kin?#-[ti]
17. i3#-[...] x x
18. i3#-[...] x
19. i3#-du8#-x
column 5
1. [...]-x
2. [...]-sikil
3. [...]-lukur?-ra
4. [...]-tum
5. [...] PA
6. [...] PA
7. [...] PA#
8. [x] PA#
9. [ugula]-e2#
10. szabra(|PA.AL|)#
11. [ugula]-dam#-gar3
12. [...]-x-a
x = sza3/ru?
13. [...]-ba
1 line traces
15. ugula#-e2#-[...]
16. ugula-e2-[...]
17. ugula-e2-x
18. ugula-e2-[...]
19. ugula-e2#-[...]
20. ugula-e2#-[...]
21. ugula-|UN.IL2|?#
22. ugula x lu2
23. ugula-aga-us2#
24. ugula-suhur-la2#
25. ugula-nar
26. ugula-lukur-ra
27. ugula-dag-gi4-a#
28. zilulu(|PA.(URUxMIN)?#|)#
29. |PA.(URUxMIN)#|-x [x]
30. [...] x
column 6
1. szab(|PA.IB#|)
2. szab
3. szab
4. szab
5. szab(|PA.IB#|)
6. szab
7. szab
8. szab
9. szab
10. im-dub?-ba
11. PA-simug?-ki?
12. pa-muszen-[na]
13. PA#-x-[x]
traces
15. x-x
16. x-lu2-x
17. [...]-lu2
18. nin-kasz4?-a
19. [...] gar#?-x
20. x ba
21. x-nu
or x me u?
traces
23. [...] siki?
traces of 4 lines
28. [pa]-mul#
29. [pa-pa]-al#
30. [pa]-ku5
31. en
32. lagar
33. nu-esz3
34. gudu4
35. gudu4#-abzu
36. gudu4#-su6#-la2#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
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Condition Description: Tablet, fragment
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Text Information

Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: OB Lú Obv. bilingual list of synonyms det. by amelu. Rev. list of signs and ideograms. UM 29-13-590 (P-Lu source I'') was joined by Jon Taylor.)
Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

Related publications

primary: MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W

[Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12.
history: OIP 11,, 100 (3871)

[Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.
history: MSL 12, 031 I''.

[Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12.
history: PBS 5, 147 (CBS 19792)

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 02254 + CBS 02361 + CBS 03871 + CBS 19792 + UM 29-13-590
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
Nippur I, Tablet Hill, E. side of Shatt en-Nil

Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2008-05-26 at 01:55:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	approved

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

Penn Museum (578176)
Penn Museum (578173)
Penn Museum (578174)
Penn Museum (578175)
Penn Museum (578177)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.2254)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.2361)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.3871)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-590)
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (P227889)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P227889)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Lexical 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702)	View the score

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P227889 leadP227889 lead

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“MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227889.

MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W artifact entry (No. P227889). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227889 (Original work published 2003)

MSL 12, 029 K, 191 W artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227889 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227889},
}

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