MUSJ 45, 245 (P349940)

Lexical tablet excavated in Gubla (mod. Byblos), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Museum Number

MBL —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Gubla (mod. Byblos)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (sign list)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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obverse
column 1
1'. ~ NA2
2'. ~ UNKEN
3'. ~ KAD5?
4'. ~ SAG9?
5'. ~ NU11
6'. ~ DUR
7'. ~ BALAG
8'. ~ x#
column 2
1'. ~ x#
2'. ~ x#
3'. ~ ZA
4'. ~ ME
5'. ~ GU
6'. ~ SA
7'. ~ EN
8'. ~ GIR2
column 3
1'. ~ KALAM#
2'. ~ KALAM
3'. ~ NI
4'. ~ A
5'. ~ SAL
6'. ~ KA5
7'. ~ SAL
8'. ~ IL
9'. ~ TI
column 4
1'. ~ SU
2'. ~ BU
3'. ~ DU
4'. ~ UB
5'. ~ E
6'. ~ UH
7'. ~ UH
8'. ~ NAM
9'. ~ TUM
column 5
1'. ~ x#
2'. ~ LUGAL
3'. ~ TUM
4'. ~ BUR
5'. ~ BURU5
6'. ~ SZA
7'. ~ GUR
8'. ~ MU
reverse
column 1
1. ~ SZUM
2. ~ AB2
3. ~ NITA
4. ~ ARAD
5. ~ MUG
6. ~ GUD
7. ~ DU7
8. ~ KESZDA
9. ~ GI4
  rest of column broken
column 2
1. ~ SZUD3
2. ~ TUR
3. ~ LI
4. ~ LA2
5. ~ LU2
6. ~ MES
7. ~ SZESZ
8. ~ DAM
9. ~ DIM#?
10. ~ TE
11. ~ x#
column 3
1. ~ x#
2. ~ SUMUN2
3. ~ MUN
4. ~ MUNU4
5. ~ SZA3
6. ~ SI
7. ~ SZI
8. ~ DUL3
9. ~ LAM
10. ~ SZI
11. ~ GANA2
column 4
1. ~ SZUM
2. ~ SZUD3
3. ~ NI
4. ~ NE
5. ~ NI
6. ~ MI
7. ~ BU
8. ~ MI
9. ~ A2
10. ~ IB
column 5
1. ~ SUMUN2
2. ~ NIN
3. ~ |URUxA|
4. ~ RA
5. ~ RU
6. ~ GU2
7. ~ KU
8. ~ KESZDA
9. ~ KU6

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):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Lexical (sign list)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: MUSJ 45, p.241-255, p. 245

    [Dossin1969Byblos] Dossin, Georges. 1969. “Trois Inscriptions Cunéiformes de Byblos.” Mélanges de l’Université Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth 45: 241–55.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MBL —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Gubla (mod. Byblos)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: Byblos 14023
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]
  • Period Comments:

    changed from Ur III; Lafont email to rke 20100920 "the script is "archaicizing" (with a look more "Akkad" than "Ur 3"). But the tablet can date also from the beginning of the 2nd millennium."

  • Dates Referenced:
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2023-06-15 at 07:41:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2008-05-26 at 05:33:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-09-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MUSJ 45, 245 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349940.
MUSJ 45, 245 artifact entry (No. P349940). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349940 (Original work published 2006)
MUSJ 45, 245 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349940 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {MUSJ 45, 245 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349940},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349940},
}


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