MSL 08/1, 081 V04 (P228711)

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

UM 29-16-202 (+) UM 29-16-207 + UM 29-16-513 (+) N 1527

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Forerunner Hh XIII; forerunner Hh XV; 17x13 lines. N 1527 may belong to same tablet (note join to V10 proposed by M. Civil in MSL 9 is a typo).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  2 lines missing
3. [...]-la
4. [udu] nita2
5. [udu-nita] gesz# du3-a
6. [udu] u2
7. udu# utua
8. udu a-lum
9. udu a-lum niga
10. udu a-lum sag10
11. udu a-lum gukkal
12. udu gukkal
13. udu gukkal sag10
14. udu gukkal TUM la2-e
15. udu tur5
16. udu ad4
17. udu ku5-ku5-da#
18. udu ri-ri-[ga]
19. udu na de5-[ga]
20. udu kur-[ra]
21. udu HI-gi-na
22. udu dingir-e gu7-a
23. [udu ur]-mah#-e gu7-a
24. [udu ur]-bar-ra gu7-a
25. [...]-ma
26. [...]-ba
27. [...]-ba
  16 lines missing
44. udu SZID-si-ga kur-ra
45. udu SZID-si-<ga> mar-tu
46. udu masz2-szu-gid2-gid2
47. udu masz2-da-ri-a
48. udu nam-en-na
49. udu nam-ra-ak
50. udu nam-erim2-ma
51. udu e2-an-na
52. udu da-gal-tum-ma
53. udu bar gal2
54. [udu] bar sud
55. [udu] bar sal
56. [udu] gir2#-tab-ba
57. [udu] zulumhi(|SIK2.SUD|)#
58. [udu] gaba#
59. [...] ri#-a#
  2 lines traces
column 2
  2 lines missing
3. udu# si-si#-ga#
4. udu a-ak
5. udu lipisz
6. udu zuh-a
7. udu TUG2-da
8. udu ad3
9. udu kuruszda
10. udu USZ
11. udu gesz-zux(MI)
12. udu su3-ga
13. udu ki-bi gar-ra
14. udu gu2-ba gar-ra
15. udu szum-ma
16. udu szu?-szum2-ma
17. udu szu du8-a
18. udu sag-ga2 du11-ga
19. [udu] zi-il-qum
20. [udu] KAK-er-zum
21. [udu] balag#-ga2
22. [udu] sa10-ma
23. udu szakanka(|KI.LAM|)
24. udu siskur2-re
25. udu |KAxGAN2@t|-de3
26. udu esz3-esz3
27. udu sikil-la-ta
28. udu sag <<sikil>> nu-sikil
29. udu# mu#-pad3-[da]
  19 lines missing
49. u8 gesz3 nu-[zu]
50. u8 ib2 [gig]
51. u8 szag4 an-[sur]
52. u8 sila4 tu-[da]
53. u8 sila4 de6#-[a]
54. u8 sila4 [...]
55. u8 si [...]
56. u8 ri-[...]
57. u8# na# de5#-[ga]
58. u8 GAN2-gig [...]
  ruling
59. [ud5]
60. ud5# [...]
column 3
1. [masz2] gal
2. [masz2] sag
3. masz2# zu2
4. masz2# [zu2]-ra-ah
5. masz2# gaba
6. masz2# gaba-ri-a
7. masz2# igi# duh-<<ri>>-a
8. masz2# gub
9. masz2 lipisz
10. masz2 za-la2
11. masz2 kur
12. masz2 sa!(U2) kesz2-kesz2-sa!(U2)
13. masz2 gu2-e3-e3-gu2
14. masz2 esz5
15. masz2 babbar
16. masz2 kukku5
17. masz2 kin-[gi4]-a#
18. sila4#
19. sila4 gaba-ri-[a]
20. sila4 igi# duh#-[a]
21. sila4# [...]
22. sila4# [...]
23. sila4# [...]
24. sila4# [...]
column 4
1. gu4 kun#?
2. gu4 [...]
3. gu4 gu2#?-ba gar-[ra]
4. gu4 ab2
5. gu4 ab2 hi-a
6. ab2
7. ab2-szilamx(|NUN.LAGAR|)!
  (|NUN.GISZ|)
8. ab2 <<U>> pesz
9. ab2 nin
10. ab2 suhub
11. ab2 akan
12. ab2 u3-tu
13. ab2 nu-u3-tu
14. ab2 gesz3 zu-zu
15. ab2 mah2
16. ab2 szu-gi4
17. ab2 si gal2-la
18. ab2 si nu-gal2-la
19. ab2#-za-za
20. amar#
column 5
1'. musz# [...]
2'. musz# [...]
3'. musz# [...]
4'. musz# [...]
5'. musz sag#-[...]
6'. musz si [...]
7'. musz gu2# [...]
8'. musz szag4# [...]
9'. musz u2-[...]
10'. musz [...]
11'. musz [...]
12'. ur-[...]
13'. ur-[...]
reverse
column 1
1'. [...] szag4#
2'. uzu szag4 mah
3'. uzu szag4 sig
4'. uzu szag4 ninnu
5'. uzu szag4 gar-gar
6'. uzu szag4 lugal nu-tuku
7'. uzu szag4 szu nigin2-na
8'. uzu szag4 ESZ2:LU
9'. uzu szag4 dub
10'. uzu szag4 me-hi
11'. uzu mur
12'. uzu nig2-mi
13'. uzu ur2#
14'. uzu# [...]
15'. uzu# [...]
column 2
  N 1527
1'. uzu [...]
2'. uzu i3 [...]
3'. uzu ni2-TAK4
4'. uzu ni2-TAK4
5'. uzu ellag-RI
6'. uzu ellag!(|HIxASZ2|) musz2
7'. uzu ellag!(|HIxASZ2|) musz2 szag4#-[ga]
8'. uzu ellag!#(|HIxASZ2|) musz2# [...]
  about 16 lines missing
  UM 29-16-207+
25'. uzu umbin#
26'. uzu in-gar
27'. uzu in-ti
28'. uzu dah-ma
29'. uzu en3-dur
  ruling
30'. {d}nisaba za3-mi2

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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Tablet, left edge, obv 2 cols, rev blank
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Lexical (Obv: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15) Forerunner Hh XIII; forerunner Hh XV; 17x13 lines. N 1527 may belong to same tablet (note join to V10 proposed by M. Civil in MSL 9 is a typo).)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: MSL 8/1, 081 V04

    [Landsberger1960MSL8/1] Landsberger, Benno. 1960. The Fauna of Ancient Mesopotamia (Part 1). Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon.

  • history: MSL 9, 041 (V16 & V18)

    [Landsberger1967MSL9] Sigrist, Marcel, and Benno Landsberger. 1967. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 9.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-202 (+) UM 29-16-207 + UM 29-16-513 (+) N 1527
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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
2021-10-16 at 11:46:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:30:46 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P228711 leadP228711 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MSL 08/1, 081 V04 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228711.
MSL 08/1, 081 V04 artifact entry (No. P228711). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228711 (Original work published 2003)
MSL 08/1, 081 V04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228711 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {MSL 08/1, 081 {V04} artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228711},
}

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