OIP 011, 170 (P229165)

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 06068

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
1'. [gesz] szinig#
2'. [gesz] szinig-dili
3'. [gesz] szinig-kur
4'. gesz szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
5'. gesz MES-szarx(NE)-sza4-bid3
6'. gesz lam
7'. gesz LAM
8'. gesz u3-suh5
9'. gesz sze-u3-suh5
10'. gesz pa-u3-suh5
11'. gesz bir-GAM-la-e
12'. gesz szim-gig
13'. gesz szennur
14'. gesz lam-gal
15'. gesz lam-tur
16'. gesz al-la-nu-um
17'. gesz ildag2
18'. gesz ildag2-kur
19'. [...] ildag2#-bur-ra
20'. [...] ildag2#-szita3-na#
  traces of 7 lines
column 2
1'. gesz [...]
2'. gesz gi-[...]
3'. gesz zi-ir#
4'. gesz ur-nu-um
5'. gesz ti-a-ru-um
6'. gesz ri2-a-num2
7'. gesz ur-zi-num2
8'. gesz mi-ri2-isz-gar-ra
9'. gesz isimu2
10'. gesz nimbar
11'. gesz nimbar-tur
12'. gesz nimbar-kur
13'. gesz nimbar-dilmun-na
14'. gesz nimbar-al-dar-ra
15'. gesz nimbar-al-ku5-da
16'. gesz nimbar-al-szab
17'. gesz nimbar-gu2-na
18'. gesz nimbar-LU2-IM
19'. gesz nimbar-libisz-bu-ra
20'. gesz nimbar-al-kum-ma3
21'. gesz nimbar-izi-gu7-a
22'. gesz nimbar-uh-gu7-a
23'. gesz nimbar-al-ug5-ga
24'. gesz nimbar-al-usz2-a
25'. gesz nimbar-sig7#-sig7#-al-szeg6
column 3
1'. [...] nig2#-ga2#-[...]
2'. gesz pesz-nimbar#
3'. gesz pesz-murgu-nimbar
4'. gesz pesz-banda3-zi-nimbar#
5'. gesz asal2
6'. gesz asal2-kur
7'. gesz asal2-du10
8'. gesz NE-asal2
9'. gesz numun-asal2
10'. gesz il-ur2
11'. gesz kiszi16
12'. gesz ad2
13'. gesz ad2-har
14'. gesz ad2-har-kur
15'. gesz sa-ma-na2
16'. gesz sa-ma-zum
17'. gesz pesz7-kal
18'. gesz szu-KAL
19'. gesz szu-dib-ba
20'. gesz szu-KAL
21'. gesz EREN
22'. gesz szi-ig-dum#
23'. gesz#
column 4
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reverse
column 1
1'. gesz# su#-[...]
2'. gesz su-lum#
3'. gesz KA-[...]
4'. gesz KA-[...]
5'. gesz GUL#-[...]
6'. gesz giri3#
7'. gesz mud-[...]
8'. gesz gag-mud-[...]
9'. gesz umbin-[...]
10'. gesz gag-umbin#
11'. gesz szudul#-[...]
12'. gesz gag-[...]
13'. gesz si?#-[...]
14'. gesz [...]
15'. gesz#
column 2
1. gesz u4-sakar-mar-[...]
2. gesz gag-u4-sakar-mar-gid2#-[...]
3. gesz nam-ha-ru-um-mar-gid2-da
4. gesz en3-dur-mar-gid2-da
5. gesz ig
6. szu ab-bi-e-tum

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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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: OIP 11,, 170

    [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. 293-294

    [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 06068
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2008-05-26 at 02:52:15 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, 170 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229165.
OIP 011, 170 artifact entry (No. P229165). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229165 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 011, 170 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229165 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {OIP 011, 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229165},
}


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