OSP 1, 031 (P221583)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-13-555

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) [...] 2(barig@c)
2'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) [...]-a-du8 2(barig@c)
3'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) ur-sag-a-kib-nun[{ki}] 1(barig@c)
4'. 7(asz@c) ur-tir 1(barig)
5'. 2(u@c) lugal-bad3 muhaldim 2(barig)
6'. [...] 1(u@c) {d}en-lil2#-al6#?-[sa6 x]
7'. [...]
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) pa3?!-[da? x]
2'. 2(u@c) lugal-[lu2]-babbar2# [...]
3'. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) ur-lugal 2(barig)
4'. 8(asz@c) ur-a-da [...]
5'. [...] i3-ri2-isz 2(barig)
6'. [...] 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) puzur4#-[...]
7'. [...] bu3-bu3?
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 [...] x
2'. 2(barig@c) a-ba-mu-[zu]
3'. 3(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) aga3-us2-x
4'. 2(barig@c) lugal-x
5'. 3(u@c) 1(asz@c) lugal#-[...]
6'. [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 2(barig@c) lugal-[...]
  blank space
3. szunigin-bi3 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) [...]-ti?
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) gu4 [...]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) lugal-ur-mu
2. 6(asz@c) lugal-GIR2@g-gal 2(barig@c)
3. 4(asz@c)? dub-sar-mah 2(barig@c)
4. 4(asz@c) szu-esz18-dar 2(barig@c)
  rest broken
column 3
1. gu2-an-sze3-bi3 1(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) gurusz
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. gur lugal-ta
4. x [...]
  rest broken

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Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OSP 1, 31

    [Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-13-555
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-21 at 18:19:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:54:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:04:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-21 at 11:41:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:54 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OSP 1, 031 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221583.
OSP 1, 031 artifact entry (No. P221583). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221583
OSP 1, 031 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221583 (Accessed: January 19, 2025).
@misc{2003OSP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-19]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {OSP 1, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221583},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221583},
}


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