EEN 294, UM 55-21-314+ (P228909)

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 55-21-314 + UM 55-21-386

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Fore Hh; 17x15 lines; 8.5x11.7)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
1. [...] NE#-asal2#
2. [...] numun-asal2#
3. [...] il-[...]
4. [...] ad2
5. [...] kiszi16
6. [...] kiszi16-har
7. gesz# kiszi16-kur-ra#
8. gesz sa-ma-nu-um
9. gesz sa-ma-zum
10. gesz pesz7-kal
11. gesz szu-KAL
12. gesz szu-dib-ba
13. gesz szu-KAL
14. [...] szuszin
15. [...]-ig-dum
16. [...]-si
column 2
5. gesz [...]
6. gesz gu-za
7. gesz gu-za-sag10
8. gesz gu-za-gid2-da
9. gesz gu-za-sir3-da
10. gesz gu-za-ma2-lah5
11. gesz gu-za-gesz-kin-ti
12. gesz gu-za-nig2-ba
13. gesz gu-za-nig2-szu
14. gesz gu-za-gesz-gigir
15. gesz gu-za-ansze
16. gesz gu-za-kaskal-la
17. gesz gu-za-garza2
18. gesz gu-za-nam-lugal
19. gesz# gu-za-nam#-nin#-[...]
20. gesz gu-za-sza3-hul2#-[...]
21. gesz gu-za-szu-SAR#-[...]-e-du3-[...]
22. gesz gu-za-KA-SAR#-[...]-e-du3-[...]
23. [...]-za-szah#-[...]
column 3
  7 lines missing
8. gesz szu2#-a-[...]
9. gesz szu2-a-nig2#-[...]
10. gesz szu2-a-kaskal#-[...]
11. gesz giri3-gub
12. gesz giri3-gub-{d}lama#
13. gesz giri3-gub-zu2-am#-[...]
14. gesz nu2
15. gesz nu2-ASZ-nu2
16. gesz nu2-ki-nu2
17. gesz nu2-gu2#-zi#-ga#
column 4
  1 column traces
reverse
column 1
1'. gesz#
2'. gesz szid-[...]
3'. gesz szid-du10#-[...]
4'. gesz mar-gid2#-[...]
5'. gesz gu-za-mar-gid2-da#
6'. gesz za-ra-mar-gid2-da#
7'. gesz KA-kul-mar-gid2-da#
8'. gesz sag-dur2-mar-gid2-da#
9'. gesz giri3-gub-mar-gid2#-[...]
10'. gesz mud-mar-gid2#-[...]
11'. gesz gag-mud#-[...]
12'. gesz szudul4#-mar-gid2#-[...]
13'. gesz gag-szudul4#-[...]
14'. gesz umbin#-[...]
15'. gesz gag-umbin#-[...]
16'. gesz u4-sakar#-[...]
column 2
1'. gesz si#-[...]
2'. gesz gag-si-gar
3'. gesz si-gar gu2-e3-a
4'. gesz mud
5'. gesz gag-mud
6'. gesz [...]
7'. gesz#
8'. [...] kur#-ra
9'. gesz# nu-ra
10'. [...] il2-il2
11'. [...] bar-bar
12'. gesz# tug2-tug2
13'. gesz nig2-zu
14'. gesz nig2#-gi-na
15'. gesz nig2-menbulug2
16'. gesz a2-szu-du7-tug2-ga
17'. gesz ga-rig2
18'. gesz ga-rig2-siki
19'. gesz ga-rig2 sag-du
20'. gesz ga-rig2 pa-muszen#
21'. gesz bala
22'. gesz e2-bala
column 3
1'. [...] gal2#-apin
2'. [...] sal-la-apin
3'. [...] gag-sal-la-apin
4'. [...] szudul4-apin
5'. [...] gag-szudul4-apin
6'. [...] nig-apin
7'. [...] gag-nig-apin
8'. [...]-apin#
  about 4 lines missing
13'. [...] gag#-sa-[...]
14'. gesz GAN2#-ur3#
15'. gesz [...]-ur3-[...]-ra
16'. gesz GAN2-ur3 zu2-gal-gal-la
17'. gesz sa-GAN2-ur3
18'. gesz u5-GAN2-ur3
19'. gesz da-an-ga
20'. gesz suhur
21'. gesz al
22'. gesz al-zu2
23'. gesz al#-szub
24'. gesz al#-zu2-2(disz)
25'. gesz al-zu2-4(disz)
column 4
1'. [...] hir#
2'. [...]-du3
3'. [...]-NI
4'. [...]-muszen-na
5'. [...] gidri#-har-muszen-na
6'. [...] gur2#-|HIxASZ2|-muszen-na
7'. [...] ellag2-du
8'. [...] szul-ka-tar-ra
9'. [...] szul-|HIxASZ2|-tur-ra
10'. gesz szu-usz
11'. gesz igi-gal2
12'. gesz IGI-TUR-TUR

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 (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Fore Hh; 17x15 lines; 8.5x11.7)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: Veldhuis EEN, p. 294, UM 55-21-314+

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-314 + UM 55-21-386
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: 3N-T0354 + 3N-T0909A
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    Nippur, OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 1

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
2008-05-26 at 02:37:04 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“EEN 294, UM 55-21-314+ Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228909.
EEN 294, UM 55-21-314+ artifact entry (No. P228909). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228909 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 294, UM 55-21-314+ artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228909 (Accessed: December 2, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {EEN 294, {UM} 55-21-314+ artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228909},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228909},
}

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