OIP 011, 068 (P227974)

Lexical tablet 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 04829

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Obv.list of fish, Rev.list of woods;(Obv)(i)7x(Rev)(ii)8x(iii)5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

  SLT 68 = CBS 4829 + Ni 4874
obverse
column 1
1. [dara3]-nita{ku6}
2. a-bala-e{ku6}
3. izi{ku6}
4. SZESZ{ku6}
5. lu2-ulu3{ku6}
6. a-da-min3{ku6}
7. [...]{ku6}
8. aga3-[dil]{ku6#}
9. a-dar-hab2[{ku6}]
10. agargara{ku6}
11. [agargara]-x{ku6}
reverse
column 1
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column 2
1'. gesz suhur-nimbar
2'. gesz ama-nimbar
3'. [...] kiri6#-nimbar
4'. [...] pa-nimbar
5'. gesz# pa-ku5-nimbar#
6'. [...] dalla2-nimbar
7'. [...] mud#-nimbar

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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, left upper corner, Obv.ruled, 3 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_ Obv.list of fish, Rev.list of woods;(Obv)(i)7x(Rev)(ii)8x(iii)5 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: OIP 11,, 068

    [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: Veldhuis EEN, p. 299

    [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 04829
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
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
2008-05-26 at 02:01:56 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
“OIP 011, 068 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227974.
OIP 011, 068 artifact entry (No. P227974). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227974 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 068 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227974 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227974},
}

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