CDLI Lexical 000020, ex. 001 (P010660)

Lexical tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12594

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (ED Plants (witness) Gardens)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. x-nam
2'. x-nam
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. gal-nigir#?
2'. gin2 gi ra
3'. gin2 si keszda
4'. gin2 si keszda
5'. dag engur
6'. dag engur
7'. x-e
8'. gur SZID x ban?
9'. HI NI2
  rest broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. NI2#?
2'. GAN2-su
3'. absin3 gu4 a-ak
4a'. x igi ta numun
4b'. DU
5'. im u5
6'. im mir
7'. an-na gi4 nu-mu-di
8'. MI pirig gal
9'. MI pirig banda3
10'. MI pirig szu du7
11'. MI# pirig szu nu-du7
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]-du6
4. |SZE&SZE|#
5. [...] A#
  rest broken
column 2
1. kun-me-te
2a. szur2 lu2
2b. maszkim# [...]
  n lines broken
3'. GAN2 su-[...]
4'. |AN&ASZ| mu an
5'. an-hu-ti#
6'. BAD#-da#
7'. |ZI&ZI.A|#-[...]
8'. amasz lam# KU# [...]
9'. gu4 x
10'. [...]
11'. kid gin2
12'. gal GAN2-[...]
13'. gal szu-[...]
14'. gal szu-[...]
15'. HI [...]
column 3
1. szakir3{sar}
2. x tur na
3. [...]
4. HI# [...]
5. HI# [...]
6. igi-a HI# [...]
7. szum2 gi-du3
8. szum2 sikil gi-du3
9. szum2 KU7
10. szum2 KU7 SZE3
11. szum2 KU7 zubi
12a. szum2 tukul mes
12b. gu2 ki
12c. la2
13a. szum2 la2
13b. e2 kikken
14. dim e2 |URUxIGI|
15. szum2 geszimmar
16a. e2 zi
16b. sumurx(KA) x
17. szum2 szir-dili
18. muszen an mu-RU
19. szum2 dilmun
20. [...]-gun3#
column 4
1. nagar{sar}
2a. {d}inanna
2b. gesz-la2 DU
3. |ZU&ZU.SAR|
4. |SZE+SAR| |ZU&ZU.SAR|
5. in-gi4{sar}
6. in-gi4 zubi{sar}
7. szum2 sag
8. szum2 gazx(GUM)
9. szum2 TU
10. szum2 KU7
11. szum2 sikil# KU7
12. szum2# sikil ses# [...]
13. szum2# ti
14. szum2 kur
15. |SAG@gxHA|#-[...]
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [...]{sar}
2'. ab-du8{sar}
3'. numun-du6{sar}
4'. szakir3#{sar}
5'. [...]-NE#-x{sar}
6'. ur#-ur#{sar}
7'. ur#-KA#{sar}
8'. dim4-gu2
9'. sza3-hi-li#{sar}
10'. gesz-tal2-tal2#{sar#}
11'. a-rin4{sar}
12'. husz-mes-mes{sar}
13'. ma#-sar
14'. [...] DU sar
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. SAG@g-gi4{sar}
2'. il-il{sar}
3'. |ZU&ZU.SAR|
4'. |SZE+SAR| |ZU&ZU.SAR|
5'. HI |SZE+SAR| |ZU&ZU.SAR|
6'. gisal en{sar}
  double ruling
  decorative cross hatching

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: RA 60 (pp. 1-16), 8-11

    [Civil1966-UB8NQWNR] Civil, Miguel, and Robert D. Biggs. 1966. “Notes Sur Des Textes Sumériens Archaïques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 60 (1): 1–16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23283533.

  • history: SF, 067

    [Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

    + NTSŠ 0123

  • history: ATU 3, p. 29 (Pflanzen)

    [Englund1993ATU3] Englund, Robert K., and Hans J. Nissen. 1993. Die Lexikalischen Listen Der Archaischen Texte Aus Uruk. Archaische Texte Aus Uruk, Band 3. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: NTSŠ, 123

    [Jestin1957NTSŠ] Jestin, Raymond R. 1957. Nouveaux Textes Sumériens de Shuruppak. Paris.

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 38, p. 41-42, p. 80

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • citation: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), fn. 759

    [Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12594
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:04:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:01:19 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 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
2016-10-25 at 14:48:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-06 at 13:09:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:34:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000020 (ED Plants) composite (P499149) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000020, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010660.
CDLI Lexical 000020, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P010660). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010660 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Lexical 000020, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010660 (Accessed: January 16, 2025).
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