Education in the Earliest Schools 126 (P273840)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

PARS 12/01, 089

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

108.0 mm × 56.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
3'. [...] USZ#
 en: ...;
4'. {disz}[...]-x USZ#
 en: ...;
5'. {disz}ri URU
 en: ...;
6'. {disz}iri URU
 en: City
7'. {disz}u4 |URUxMIN|
 en: ...;
8'. {disz}|URUxMIN|
 en: ...;
9'. {disz}mi#-ri# GIR2
 en: Dagger
10'. {disz}ul# AD2
 en: ...;
11'. {disz}ad AD2
 en: A bush
12'. {disz}ta-ab AD2
 en: To burn
13'. {disz}mu-ug MUG
 en: Wool
14'. {disz}za-dim ZADIM!
 en: Stone cutter
15'. {disz}ni-im NIM
 en: A fly
16'. {disz}NIM
 en: ...;
17'. {disz}GAR
 en: ...;
18'. {disz}ga2#-ar GAR
 en: To place
column 2
1. [{disz}]x GAR
 en: ...;
2. {disz}GAR
 en: ...;
3. {disz}pa-ad PAD
 en: To break
4. {disz}szu-ku PAD
 en: A ration
5. {disz}ku-ru-um PA
 en: A ration
6. {disz}su-ur SUR
 en: To press
7. {disz}bu-ur BUR
 en: To spread
8. {disz}BUR
 en: ...;
9. {disz}su-ul DUN
 en: A youth
10. {disz}du-un DUN
 en: To dig
11. {disz}DUN
 en: ...;
12. {disz}SZUBUR
 en: A pig
13. {disz}ma-ar MAR
 en: To winnow
14. {disz}MAR
 en: ...;
15. {disz}KI
 en: A place
16. {disz}KI
 en: ...;
17. {disz}DI
 en: To speak
18. {disz}SA DI
 en: Equal
19. {disz}si-lim DI
 en: Healthy
reverse
1. {disz}SZA3
 en: Stomach
2. {disz}SZU
 en: Hand
3. {disz}GAL
 en: Large
4. {disz}GAL
 en: ...;
5. {disz}NA
 en: Non-precious stone
6. {disz}DU6
 en: A hill
7. {disz}ITI
 en: A month
8. {disz}LAGAR
 en: A priest
9. {disz}SAG
 en: Head
10. {disz}U-SAG
 en: ...;
11. {disz}U-SAG
 en: ...;
12. {disz}SAG@n
 en: ...;
13. {disz}di-il# DUL3
 en: ...;
14. {disz}su-mu-ur szu#-ru# DUL3
 en: Angry
15. {disz}sa-la-am DUL3
 en: ...;
16. {disz}pi KA
 en: Mouth
17. {disz}e#-nim# KA
 en: A word
18. {disz}[ka] KA
 en: ...;
19. {disz}zu KA
 en: A tooth
column 2
1. {disz}du KA
 en: To speak
2. {disz}gu2 KA
 en: Voice
3. {disz}du-ug KA
 en: To speak
4. {disz}KA
 en: ...;
5. {disz}u-gu UGU
 en: Skull
6. {disz}du-u2 DU
 en: To go
7. {disz}di DU
 en: To bring
8. {disz}tum# DU
 en: To bring
9. {disz}gi-in DU
 en: To establish
10. {disz}gu-ub DU
 en: To stand
11. {disz}ge6-en DU
 en: To go
12. {disz}sza DU
 en: ...;
13. {disz}ra DU
 en: ...;
14. {disz}la-[ah DU]
 en: To bring
15. {disz}[...]
 en: ...;

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): 108.0 high × 56.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s):
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 126

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: PARS 12/01, 089
  • Accession No.: 96270

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    antiquities market

  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-09-07 at 15:07:28 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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

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Cite this Artifact
“Education in the Earliest Schools 126 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273840.
Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry (No. P273840). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273840 (Original work published 2005)
Education in the Earliest Schools 126 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273840 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 126 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273840},
}


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