VAT 09541 (P345960)

Lexical tablet excavated in Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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VAT 09541

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical

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2'. # szargalminx(|HIx(GAL.MIN)|) [*] " [szar-gal-min] ~ [|HIx(GAL.MIN)|] = %a [...]-min
3'. [*] " [...] ~ [|HIxX|] = %a [...]-u2
4'. # tu7 [*] " [tu-u2] ~ [|HIxBAD|] = %a um#-ma-rum
5'. # szargad [*] " [szar-ga-du] ~ [|HIxGAD|] = %a kisz-sza2-tu
6'. # bir [*] " [bi-ir] ~ %3 |HIxSZE#| @ SZE = %a sa3-pa-hu
7'. # uh [*] " [u2-uh] ~ %3 |HIxNUN| @ NUN = %2 %a up-lu
8'. # kiszi13 [*] " [ki]-isz# ~ %3 |HI.KASKAL| = %2 %a kul2-ba-bu
9'. # kiszi15 [*] " [ki-isz] ~ %3 |KASKAL.HI| = %a MIN<(kul2-ba-bu)>
10'. # gudu4 [*] " [gu]-tu# ~ %3 |HIxNUN.ME| = %2 %a pa-szi-szu
11'. # luhsza [*] " [luh]-sza2 ~ %3 |HIxNUN?.ME.U| = %2 %a luh-szu-u2
12'. # ur5 [*] " [u2]-ru# ~ %3 |HIxASZ2| @ ASZ2 = %2 %a e-ru-u2
13'. # zil [*] " [zi]-il# ~ NUN = %a sza2-la-tu
14'. # nir [*] " [ni]-ir ~ |NUN&NUN| = %a e-tel-lu
15'. # agargara [*] " [a-gar]-ga#-ra ~ NUN@t = %a a-gar-ga-ru-u2
16'. [*] " [...]; [x] ~ |NUN.SZE| = %a pi-risz-tu
17'. # gurud [*] " [gu]-ru-u4 ~ |NUN.KI| = %a na!(MA)-du-u2
18'. # tur3 [*] " tu#-ur ~ |NUN.LAGAR| = %a tar-ba-s,u
19'. [*] " [...]; [x]-ri-ig ~ |NUN.LA.GA2xUSZ| = %a li-tu
20'. # gagax [*] " ga#-ga ~ |NUN.LA.GA2xGAR| = %a mil-ku
  jalga[forethought]
21'. # adamin4 [*] " a#-da-min3 ~ |NUN%NUN| = %a te-s,e-tu
22'. # handu [*] " ha#-an-du ~ |NUN%NUN.LAGAR&LAGAR]| = %a ap-luh-tu
23'. # szi [*] " szi#-i ~ IGI = %a e-gu-u2
24'. # [*] " [x]-u2 ~ |IGI.RU!| = %a a-tu-u2
25'. # [*] " x#-u2 ~ |IGI.E2| = %a ba-ru-u2
26'. # igisztu [*] " [igi]-isz#-t,u ~ |IGI.DU| = %a |SAG.DU|
27'. # sag10 [*] " [si-ig] ~ |IGI.ERIN2| = %a dam-qu
28'. # ar [*] " [ar] ~ AR# = %a a-na
29'. # [*] " [...] ~ [IGI@g] = %a ar#-qu#
30'. # [*] " [...] ~ [...] = %a [...]-x#
column 2
1'. # ad6 * " ad# ~ %3 |LU2.GAM| = %2 %a sza2-lam#-du#
2'. # kamax(|LU2.KAM|) * " ka-ma ~ %3 |LU2.KAM| = %2 %a a-ta-ru
3'. # urbingu * " ur-bi-gu!(SAL) ~ %3 |LU2%LU2| = %2 %a szi-it-nu-nu
4'. # inbir * " in-bir ~ LU2 = %a ip-pi-ru
5'. # pagra3 * " pa-ag-ra ~ %3 |4xLU2| = %a ka-ra-szu
6'. # lil8 * " li-il ~ %3 LU2@t = %2 %a li-il-lu
7'. # lugal * " lu-gal ~ %3 LUGAL = %2 %a LUGAL
8'. # gug5 * " ku-ku ~ |LUGAL%LUGAL| = %a nu-kur-tu
9'. # dul9 * " t,u-ul ~ UR@s = %a DUL-tu
10'. # ur-ur * " ur-ru-ur ~ |UR&UR| = %a a-ki-lu
11'. # lirum8 * " li-li-ru ~ |UR%UR| = %a szi-it-pu-s,u
12'. # ur2 * " ur ~ UR2 = %a za-nu-u2
13'. # uszbar * " usz-bar ~ |UR2xU2.ASZ| = %a e-me-tu
14'. # erim7/erin9 * " e-ri-im ~ |UR2xHA| = %a um-ma-nu
15'. # szuhuszx/suhuszx * " szu-husz ~ |UR2xAL| = %a isz-du
16'. # tu4 * " tu-u2 ~ %3 TUM = %2 %a hu-ur2!(LI)-da!(SZE)-tu
17'. # zib2 * " ki-ib ~ %3 |TUM.ESZ| = %2 %a szi-mi-ta-a-an
18'. # hasz2 * " ha-asz2 ~ %3 |TUM.KAD3| = %2 %a en-szu
19'. # egir * " e-gir ~ %3 |TUM.UD| = %a %3 EGIR-tu
20'. # egir * " MIN<(e-gir)> ~ %3 |TUM.SZU2| = %2 %a MIN<(EGIR-tu)>
21'. # szud4 * " szu-u4 ~ SZID = %a mi-nu-tu
22'. # szax * " sza-a ~ %3 |SZA3xSZU2| @ SZU2 = %2 %a li-ib-bu
23'. # kiszlix * " ki-isz-li ~ %3 |SZA3xA| @ A = %2 %a isz-ki-la-tu
24'. # habruda * " hab-bu-ru-da ~ %3 |SZA3xU| @ U = %2 %a hur-ru
25'. # habruda * " MIN<(hab-bu-ru-da)> ~ %3 |SZA3xBAD| @ BAD = %2 %a MIN<(hur-ru)>
26'. # pesz4 * " pe-esz ~ %3 |SZA3xA| @ A = %2 %a mi-ru-u2
27'. # pesz13 * " MIN<(pe-esz)> ~ %3 |SZA3xTUR| @ TUR = %2 %a MIN<(mi-ru-u2)>
28'. # nanamx * " na-nam ~ %3 |SZA3xNE| @ NE = %2 %a qi-nu
29'. # nanamx * " MIN<(na-nam)> ~ %3 |SZA3xBAD| @ BAD = %2 %a MIN<(qi-nu)>
30'. [*] " [x-x]-x# ~ %3 |SZA3xGISZ|# @ GISZ = %2 %a kam2-ma-an-tu
31'. # ni2 [*] " [ni] ~ [IM] = %a pu-luh-tu
32'. # szeg7 [*] " [sze-e] ~ [IM] = %a za#-na#-nu
33'. [*] " [...] ~ [IM] = %a x#-x#-su
34'. [*] " [...] ~ [IM] = %a x#-[x]-u2
column 3
1'. * " [...] ~ [4(U@g)] = %a 4(disz) bu#-[ur]
2'. # 5(bur3)@v * " bur-ia ~ 5(U@g) = %a 5(disz) bu-[ur]
3'. # gin3 * " gi-en ~ KUR = %a sza-du-u2
4'. # gudibir2 * " gu-di-bir ~ |KUR@KUR| = %a nu-kur-tu
5'. # lamhu * " lam-hu ~ |KUR@KUR| = %a ir-kal-la
6'. # upax * " u2-pa ~ ASZ@z | %1 zi-da-ti-nu-u = %0 %a u2-pu
7'. # uzalagx * " u2-za-lag ~ ASZ@k | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a u2-za-la-qu
8'. # ulix * " u2-LI ~ DISZ@135 | %1 sa ka-ba-MIN<(ti-nu-u)> = %0 %a u2-bu-rum
9'. # uburax * " u2-bu-ra ~ ASZ@45 | %1 zi-da-MIN<(ti-nu-u)> = %0 %a u2-pu sza2 szam-szi
10'. # utaqax * " u2-ta-qa ~ ASZ@225 | %1 ka-ba-MIN<(ti-nu-u)> = %0 %a 4(disz) IGI-GAL2-BE
11'. # ukitx * " u2-ki-it ~ DISZ | %1 sa-da-qu = %0 %a ki-tu
12'. # bakx * " ba-ak ~ 4(DISZ@k) | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a szu-szu-ru
13'. # bakx * " MIN<(ba-ak)> ~ |4x(DISZ%DISZ)| | %1 mi-na-be IGI-SI-mu = %0 %a MIN<(szu-szu-ru)> sza2 ki-nu-ni
14'. # uzarax * " u2-za-ra ~ ASZ@t = %a 4(disz) SAR
15'. # upilax * " u2-PI-la ~ ASZ@225 | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a u2-PI-lu-u2
16'. # tab * " ta-ab ~ TAB = %a mur-s,u
17'. # tab4 * " MIN<(ta-ab)> ~ MAN = %a MIN<(mur-s,u)>
18'. # kad6 * " ka-ad ~ ZIB | %1 di-li li-mu-bu zi-da-ti-nu-u = %0 %a ha-ra-su
19'. # zib * " zi-ba!(ZU) ~ ZIB = %a szi-mi-ta-a-an
20'. # sumx * " su-um ~ ZIB@k | %1 ka-ba-ti-nu-u = %0 %a la-ap-nu qa-tu-u2
21'. # lisz * " li-isz ~ LISZ = %a ku-sa-pu
22'. # erim * " e-ri-im ~ ERIM = %a s,a-bu
23'. # u4 * " u2-da ~ %3 UD = %2 %a tu-sza2-bu-lu
24'. # ad4 * " MIN<(u2-da)> ~ ZA@t = %a MIN<(tu-sza2-bu-lu)>
25'. # disz * " di-isz ~ DISZ = %a 1(disz)-en
26'. # nigida * " ni-gi-da ~ DISZ = %a pa-an
27'. # nigida min * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> mi-na ~ |DISZ&DISZ| = %a 2(disz) pa-ni
28'. # nigida esz5 * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> esz-sze ~ |DISZ&DISZ.DISZ| = %a 3(disz) pa-ni
29'. # nigida limmu5 * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> li-ma ~ 4(DISZ) = %a 4(disz) pa-ni
30'. # nigida ia3 * " MIN<(ni-gi-da)> ia ~ 5(DISZ) = %a 5(disz) pa-ni
31'. # gesz min * " gesz mi-na ~ 2(DISZ) = %a 2(disz) szu-szi
32'. # gesz esz5 * " gesz esz6-sze ~ 3(DISZ) = %a 3(disz) szu-szi
33'. # gesz limmu5 * " gesz li-ma ~ 4(DISZ) = %a 4(disz) szu-szi
34'. # ia3 * " gesz ia ~ 5(DISZ) = %a 5(disz) szu-szi
35'. # gesz asz3 * " gesz u-a-sza2-a ~ 6(DISZ) = %a 6(disz) szu-szi
36'. # gesz 7(disz) * " gesz u2-mi-na ~ 7(DISZ) = %a 7(disz) szu-szi
37'. # gesz ussu * " gesz u2-sa ~ 8(DISZ) = %a 8(disz) szu-szi
38'. # 9(disz) * " gesz u2-li-mu-<<ku>> ~ 9(DISZ) = %a 9(disz) szu-szi
39'. # gesz u * " ni-szu ~ |U+DISZ| = %a [ni-ir]
40'. # [gesz] min [*] " [MIN<(ni-szu)>] mi#-na ~ [|2x(U+DISZ)|] = %a [2(disz) ni-ri]
column 4
1'. # la'u2 * " MIN<(la-u2)> ~ [|LAL2xX|] = %a [...]
2'. # la'u3 * " MIN<(la-u2)> ~ [|LAL2xX|] = %a [...]
3'. # usar * " u2-[sar] ~ [|LAL2xSAR|] = %a [...]
4'. # uku2 * " u2-[ku] ~ [|LAL2xDU|] = %a [...]
5'. # la-UR * " la-UR ~ [|LAL2xX|] = %a [...]
6'. # halbi4 * " hal-pa ~ [|LAL2xHAL|] = %a [...]
7'. # halba5 * " hal-ME ~ [|LAL2xGISZGAL|] = %a [...]
8'. # kur2 * " kur ~ [PAP] = %a [...]
9'. # sila3 * " si-la ~ [SILA3]
10'. # pa5 * " pa-[a] ~ [|PAP.E|] = %a [...]
11'. # pa6 * " MIN#<(pa-a)> ~ [|PA.ISZ|] = %a [...]
12'. # pap-ugur2 * " pa-ap#-[u-gur] ~ [|PAP.IGI@g|] = %a [...]
13'. # danna2 * " da-na# ~ [KASKAL] = %a [...]
14'. # ellat * " el-la-[at] ~ [|KASKAL.KUR|] = %a [...]
15'. # szubtum4 * " szub-tu ~ [|(KASKAL.LAGAB)&(KASKAL.LAGAB)|] = %a [...]
16'. * " MIN<(szub-tu)> ~ [|(KASKAL.DU.BAD)&(KASKAL.DU.BAD?)|] = %a [...]
17'. * " MIN<(szub-tu)> ~ [|(KASKAL.X)&(KASKAL.X)|] = %a [...]
18'. # masz * " ma-asz2 ~ [MASZ] = %a [...]
19'. # gidim2 * " gi-di-im ~ [|MASZ.U|] = %a [...]
20'. # maszmin * " ma-asz2-min3 ~ [|MASZ.MIN3|] = %a [...]
21'. # sig3 * " si-ig ~ [PA] = %a [...]
22'. # uszx(LAK672) * " usz ~ [|PA.X|] = %a [...]
23'. # sipa * " si-pa ~ [|PA.LU|] = %a [...]
24'. # 2(ban2) * " ba-mi-na ~ [PA] = %a [...]
25'. # 3(ban2) * " ba-esz6-sze ~ [ASZ2] = %a [...]
26'. # 4(ban2) * " ba-li-mu ~ [|ASZ2.U|] = %a [...]
27'. # 5(ban2) * " ba-hi-ia ~ = %a [|ASZ2.U&U|]
28'. # 5(ban2)@v * " MIN<(ba-hi-ia)> ~ [...] = %a [...]
29'. # asz2 * " asz2 ~ ASZ2# = %a [...]
30'. # bar * " bar ~ BAR# = %a [...]
31'. # emasz * " e-ma-asz2 ~ X# = %a [...]
32'. # erix * " e-ri ~ X# = %a [...]
33'. # lil5 * " la-al ~ [|SZU2.NE|] = %a [...]
34'. # szu2 * " szu2-u2 ~ [SZU2] = %a [...]
35'. # en2 * " en ~ [|SZU2.AN|] = %a [...]
36'. # kesz3 * " ke#-esz6 ~ [|SZU2.AN.HIxGAD.KI|] = %a [...]
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2'. # ubi2 * " u-bi# ~ [...] = %a [...]
3'. # lugud * " lu-ku5# ~ [...] = %a [...]
4'. # nunuz * " nu-nu-usz ~ NUNUZ# = %a [...]
5'. # nunuzx(SAL) * " MIN<(nu-nu-usz)> ~ MUNUS = %a [...]
6'. # nisagga * " ni-sag#-ga ~ |NUNUZ.AB2|#
7'. # saman5 * " sa-ma#-an ~ |NUNUZ.[AB2xASZGAB]|
8'. # usagx(|NUNUZ.AB2xX|) * " u2-[sag] ~ |NUNUZ.AB2xX|#
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11'. # lahtan4 " [*] [MIN<(lah-ta-an)>] ~ [|NUNUZ.AB2xNE|] = %a MIN [...]
12'. # pihu6 [*] " [pi-hu] ~ [|NUNUZ.AB2xSIG7|] @ SIG7 = %a pi-[hu]
15'. # din [*] " [de-en] ~ [DIN] = %a sza2-[...]
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7'. [*] " [...] ~ [...] = %a MIN# sza2# PA#?-MESZ
8'. [*] " [...] ~ [...] = %a MIN sza2 pal-gi
9'. # gul [*] " [gu-ul] ~ [GUL] = %a a#-ba-tu
10'. [*] " [...] ~ [GUL] = %a MIN# sza2 ki-ib#?-ri#?
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19'. * " ki-[...] ~ [...] = %a [...]
20'. * " hu#?-[...] ~ |URUxX| = %a [...]
21'. * " i-ki-ma#? ~ [...] = %a [...]
22'. * " i-si-en? ~ [...] = %a [...]
23'. * " i-da-si ~ [...] = %a [...]
24'. * " i-si-ri ~ [...] = %a [...]
25'. * " gu-u2 ~ [...] = %a [...]
26'. * " ni-gu ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
27'. * " MIN<(ni-gu)> ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
28'. * " MIN<(ni-gu)> ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
29'. * " na-ak-sza2 ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
30'. * " na-ak ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
31'. * " MIN<(na-ak)> ~ |URU#?xX| = %a [...]
32'. * " MIN<(na-ak)> ~ [...] = %a [...]
33'. * " szi#-x# ~ [...] = %a [...]
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36'. [*] " [...] ~ |X#xGAR| = %a [...]
37'. [*] " [...] ~ X# = %a x#-[...]
38'. [*] " [...] ~ [...] = x#-[...]
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39'. # gada [*] " [ga-da] ~ GAD = %a ki-tu-u2#
40'. # aszta [*] " [asz-ta] ~ [|GAD.TAK4|] = %a szi#-si#-[tu]
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1'. [*] " [x]-x# ~ |KAxX|# = %a [...]
2'. [*] " [x]-x# ~ |KAxX|# = %a [...]
3'. [*] " [x]-x# ~ |KAxX|# = %a [...]
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11'. [*] " [...]-x# ~ [...] = %a [...]
12'. [*] " [x] ~ DUB# = %a [...]
13'. [*] " [...]-x# ~ |DUBxU?|# = %a [...]
14'. [*] " [...]-an ~ DUB = %a [...]
15'. [*] " [...] ~ DUB# = %a [...]-x#
16'. # samag [*] " [sa-ma]-ag# ~ DUB# = %a um#-[s,a]-tu#
17'. # sumug [*] " [su-mu-ug] ~ DUB# = %a szu#-lu
18'. # ummeda [*] " [um-me-da] ~ [|UM.ME|] = %a ta-[ri]-tu
19'. # ku5 [*] " [ku-u] ~ [TAR] = %a pe-tu AN-e
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: VAT 09541
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  • Provenience: Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:23:00 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:18:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VAT 09541 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345960.
VAT 09541 artifact entry (No. P345960). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345960 (Original work published 2006)
VAT 09541 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345960 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VAT 09541 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345960},
}

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