HS 1617 (P229750)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1617

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 Hh4 (st Obv. beginning of stone list. Rev. end of fish list, ending with suhur, suhur-ab-ba, al-us//2-sa items and two unidentified (see collations). Catchline mu#en u//5 Last column: month names (13 lines): 12 iti #e-kin-kud 13 iti-diri-bi.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

  from photograph
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {na4}ka-gi-na
2. {na4}kiszib ka-gi-na
3. {na4}lagab ka-gi-na
4. {na4}esi
5. {na4}gesz-nu11-gal
6. {na4}kiszib gesz-nu11-gal
7. {na4}lagab gesz-nu11-gal
8. {na4}a2-szuba
9. {na4}kiszib a2-szuba
10. {na4}lagab a2-szuba
11. {na4}algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|)
12. {na4}kiszib algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|)
13. {na4}lagab algamesz(|SAL.HUB2|)
14. {na4}duh-szi-a
15. {na4}kiszib duh-szi-a
16. {na4}lagab duh-szi-a
17. {na4}ellag2 duh-szi-a
18. {na4}da-gaz duh-szi-a
19. {na4}duh-szi-a mar-ha-szi
20. {na4}za-gin3
21. {na4}za-gin3 duru5
22. {na4}za-gin3 dili
23. {na4}za-gin3 za3-la2-la2
24. {na4}za-gin3 gu2 tu{muszen}
25. {na4}za-gin3 gu2 bir5{muszen}
26. {na4}za-gin3 lu-ub2{sar}-da#?
27. {na4}ad za-gin3#
28. {na4}ad-tab-[...]
29. {na4}nig2-tag#-[...]
30. {na4#}mu-[...]
31. {na4#}{d}[...]
32. [{na4}]alan#-[...]
column 2
1. {na4}gug(|ZA.[GUL]|)#-[...]
2. {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#-[...]
3. {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#-[...]
4. {na4}gug(|ZA.GUL|)-[...]
5. {na4}kiszib gug(|ZA#.[GUL]|)#
6. {na4}lagab gug(|ZA#.[GUL]|)#
7. {na4}ellag2-gug(|ZA.GUL#|)#
8. {na4}nir7
9. {na4}nir7 ziz#
10. {na4}nir7 igi#
11. {na4}nir7 pa#-[...]
12. {na4}nir7 x# [...]
13. {na4}nir7 [...]
14. {na4}nir7 [...]
15. {na4}nir7 [...]
16. {na4}nir7 x# [...]
17. {na4}nir7 x#
reverse
column 1
1'. szag4# [bar-ra{ku6}]
2'. szag4# [luh-ha{ku6}]
3'. du6[{ku6}]
4'. musz#[{ku6}]
5'. gur7[{ku6}]
6'. zubud[{ku6}]
7'. NE-x-ma[{ku6}]
8'. szesz2[{ku6}]
9'. al-szeg6-ga2[{ku6}]
10'. al-hab2[{ku6}]
11'. ni2-gu7-gu7[{ku6}]
12'. la-gu7{ku6#}
13'. ubi{ku6}
14'. ubi ab-ba{ku6}
15'. al-us2-sa{ku6}
16'. al-us2-sa mur-ra[{ku6}]
17'. al-us2-sa si-ga#[{ku6}]
18'. al-kum-[ma{ku6}]
19'. al-gaz-[za{ku6}]
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20'. u5{muszen}
column 2
1. iti bara-za3-gar
2. iti gu4 si-su
3. iti sig4-a
4. iti szu-numun-a
5. iti |NE.NE|-gar
6. iti kin-{d}inanna
7. iti du6 ku3
8. iti {gesz}apin# du8-a
9. iti gan#-gan#-na
10. iti AB e3
11. iti ziz2-a
12. iti sze gur10 ku5
13. iti diri-bi
  ruling

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh4 (stones, plants, fish, birds, clothing: Hh 16-19); Rev: OB Hh4 (st Obv. beginning of stone list. Rev. end of fish list, ending with suhur, suhur-ab-ba, al-us//2-sa items and two unidentified (see collations). Catchline mu#en u//5 Last column: month names (13 lines): 12 iti #e-kin-kud 13 iti-diri-bi.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HS 1617
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
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
2015-12-20 at 09:55:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:19:37 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

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

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
“HS 1617 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229750.
HS 1617 artifact entry (No. P229750). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229750 (Original work published 2003)
HS 1617 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229750 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023HS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {HS 1617 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229750},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229750},
}


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