MSL 13, 040 A (P227870)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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

CBS 02145 + CBS 02252 + CBS 02273+CBS 02276 + UM 29-13-721 + UM 29-15-369 + UM 29-15-529

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: P-Izi 1 List of ideograms. Bilingual (Obv.). Cf. No. 2146.)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

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  + UM 29-15-520; MSL 12, 176 Q
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2 {ugu}ugu4-bi = %a pa-gu-um# & %s [lu2 {ugu}ugu4-bi] = %a [pa-gu-um]
2. lu2 si# sa2# = %a i-sza-rum & %s lu2# [si sa2] = %a [i-sza-rum]
3. lu2# si# sa2# = %a pa-tu#-u2# & %s lu2# si# [sa2] = %a [pa-tu-u2]
4. [lu2] nig2#-hul# nu#-zu# = %a sza# li#-mu#-tam# la#? i#?-du#?-u2# & %s lu2# nig2#-[hul nu-zu] = %a [sza li-mu-tam la i-du-u2]
5. [lu2] ni2#? te = %a pa#-ar#-du# & %s [lu2]-ni2?# [te] = %a [pa-ar-du]
6. lu2# ni2#-te# = %a pa-al-hu# & %s lu2 ni2-[te] = %a [pa-al-hu]
7. lu2 ni2-te-[te] = %a pa#-al#-la#-hu & %s lu2 ni2-te-[te] = %a [pa-al-la-hu]
8. lu2 szag4 [dar] = %a [sza] li#-ba he-pu-u2 & %s lu2 szag4 [dar] = %a [sza li-ba he-pu-u2]
9. lu2 szag4 [ti]-ki-il = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu ed#-du & %s lu2 sza3#-ti# = %a ki-il# = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu ed-du]
10. lu2 szag4 ta-ha-ar = %a sza li-ib#-ba#-szu em-ru# & %s lu2# szag4 ta#-ha#-ar# = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu em-ru]
11. lu2 szag4 usz2 lugud# de2#-a = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu da#-[ma] u3 sza-ar-ka ma-lu#-[u2] & %s lu2# szag4# [usz2 lugud de2-a] = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu da-ma u3 sza-ar-ka ma-lu-u2]
12. [lu2] szag4 bur-szu2 na2#-a = %a e-ri-a-am mu-u2-ri & %s [lu2] szag4 bur-szu2 na2#-[a] = %a [e-ri-a-am mu-u2-ri]
13. [lu2] szag4# asz2-TAG = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu na-ak-su & %s [lu2 szag4] asz2?#-TAG?# = %a sza# li?#-ib?#-ba?#-[szu na-ak-su]
14. [lu2] szag4#? zarah = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu na-as-szu# & %s [lu2 szag4] zarah = %a sza li-ib-ba-[szu na-as]-szu#?
15. [lu2] szag4#? kal-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu da-an#-[nu] & %s lu2# szag4 kal-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba#-[szu] da#-an-nu
16. [lu2 szag4] sig#-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba-[szu x-x-szu-u2] & %s lu2# szag4 sig-ga = %a sza li-ib-ba?#-[szu x]-x-szu-u2
17. [lu2] szag4#? szu gul ak = %a sza li-ib#-[ba-szu x x x] & %s lu2# szag4 szu gul ak = %a sza li#-ib#-[ba]-szu MU#-x-LA?# [...] x#-[...] x#-x#-x#-u2
18. [lu2 szag4] gar3# ak# = %a [sza li-ib-ba-szu qar-du] & %s lu2# szag4 gar3 ak = %a [sza li-ib-ba]-szu# qar-du
19. [lu2 szag4 dun-dun] = %a [...-bu-szu ...-lu-lu] & %s lu2# szag4 dun#-dun?# = %a [...]-bu-szu [...]-lu-lu
20. lu2# szag4 la2#-la2 = %a sza ka#-ar#-sza# na#-[du]-u2?# & %s [lu2 szag4 la2-la2] = %a [sza] ka#-ar-sza na-du-u2
21. lu2 szag4 bar-ra = %a sza li-ib-ba-szu s,a-al-pu & %s [lu2 szag4 bar-ra] = %a [sza] li#-ib-ba-szu [s,a]-al-pu

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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet, fragment
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: lú-ázlag = aszlaku (OB Lú bilingual); Rev: P-Izi 1 List of ideograms. Bilingual (Obv.). Cf. No. 2146.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

  • primary: MSL 13, 040 A

    [Civil1971MSL13] Civil, Miguel, and Erica Reiner. 1971. Izi = Išātu, Ká-Gal = Abullu, and Níg-Ga = Makkūru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 13.

  • history: OIP 11, 206

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 11. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • history: MSL 12, 176 Q (incorrectly includes UM 29-15-520 instead of UM 29-15-529)

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • history: PBS 5, 146 (CBS 2252 + 2273 + 2276)

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 02145 + CBS 02252 + CBS 02273+CBS 02276 + UM 29-13-721 + UM 29-15-369 + UM 29-15-529
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, Tablet Hill, East Side of Shatt en-Nil

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-05 at 09:33:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:55:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000302 (OB lu2-azlag2 B-C) composite (P499084) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P227870 lead; join info. MSL 13, 040 AP227870 lead; join info. MSL 13, 040 A

Cite this Artifact
“MSL 13, 040 A Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 5, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227870.
MSL 13, 040 A artifact entry (No. P227870). (2024, September 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227870 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 13, 040 A artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227870 (Accessed: October 11, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 5},
	title = {MSL 13, 040 {A} artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227870},
}


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