MSL 10, 120 I (P228854)

Lexical prism 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

UM 55-21-407

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) Forerunner Hh XVII; 6.3x5x4.2)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

object prism
surface a1
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-tu
2'. [...]-tu
3'. [...]-bar
4'. [...]-naga
5'. [...]-musz
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. {na4}nuz babbar
2'. {na4}nuz kukku5
3'. {na4}iszkila#
4'. {na4}iszkila a-ab-ba
5'. {na4#}[...]
  rest broken
surface a2
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. na4# [x] ma#-na#
2'. na4# [x] ma#-na
3'. na4# [x ma]-na#
4'. na4# [...]
5'. na4# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. {u2}nig2-ama-ni
2'. {u2}nig2-u2-rum
3'. {u2}{d}iszkur
4'. {u2}szakir3-ra
5'. {u2}{d}dim3-me
6'. [{u2}]KA#-musz# x KA
7'. [...] x x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. hi-iz# [...{sar}]
2'. lu!-ub2#[{sar}]
3'. lu-ub2!(DIB)[...{sar}]
4'. gan2-sze{sar}
5'. gesz-masz#[{sar}]
6'. gesz#-[masz-gurum{sar}]
  rest broken
surface a3
  broken
surface a4
  broken
surface b1
  broken
surface b2
  broken

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Prism frag, 4 sided
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19) Forerunner Hh XVII; 6.3x5x4.2)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MSL 10, 120 I

    [Landsberger1970MSL10] Reiner, Erica, and Benno Landsberger. 1970. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 10.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-407
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: 3N-T0911p
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, OI/UM: TA 205, level XI 2

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 15:22:11 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
2018-01-09 at 20:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:36:06 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 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“MSL 10, 120 I Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228854.
MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry (No. P228854). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228854 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 10, 120 I artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228854 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 10, 120 {I} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228854},
}

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