CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 025 (P230024)

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 09856

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness) Obv: Proto Aa written over erased ETCSL 5.5.04; Rev: ETCSL 5.5.04 (turned 90 degrees))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [1(disz) ($ blank space $) KU] = %a [szu]-bu-ru-um
2. [1(disz) ($ blank space $) KU] = %a wa#-sza-bu-um
3. [1(disz)] ($ blank space $) KU = %a szu-ub-[tum]
4. [1(disz) nu]-u2 KU = %a re-e-i-a-u2-[um]
5. [1(disz)] tu#-ku-ul KU = %a ka-ak-kum#
6. 1(disz) |KU.KU| = %a {d}nin-kilim#
  compare SA vocab; add lemmas if possible
7. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) = %a i#-ta-ad-du#-[u2]
8. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) = %a ri-ta-gu#-[mu]
9. 1(disz) <u3> ku-ku ($ blank space $) = %a s,a-al-[la-lum]
10. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) |KU.AN| = %a mi-[tum]
11. 1(disz) ($ blank space $) = %a ka#-[ak-kum]
12. x x x
13. x x x
  rest broken
reverse
  (extract from Q000778 rotated 90 degrees)

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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  • Genre(s): Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness) Obv: Proto Aa written over erased ETCSL 5.5.04; Rev: ETCSL 5.5.04 (turned 90 degrees))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: MSL 14, 087 C

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

  • citation: Delnero, Paul, JCS 62 (2010) 058,

    [sec33288] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 09856
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000778 (Song of Hoe) composite (P478966) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000778, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230024.
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P230024). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230024 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230024 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	month = {jun 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230024},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230024},
}

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