UM 29-15-538 (P256296)

Administrative 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 29-15-538

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Payments of silver; 10x5 lines; mu hur-sag-gal kur mar-tu a)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar giri3 ha-bil2-a-hu-szu
2. 4(disz) gin2 tar-ba-s,um-ga-mil
3. 3(disz) gin2 {d}en-lil2-ba-ni
4. 3(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 giri3 pe-ru-ru-tum
5. 2(disz) gin2 igi 6(disz)-gal2 {d}suen-i-din-nam
6. 1(disz) gin2 {d}EN-x-[...]-x-li#?-sa
  blank space
7. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar# [{d}suen]-i-tu-ra-am sza ad#-da# x x-DI-x
  blank space
8. szunigin 3(u) ma-na 6(disz) 1/3(disz)# gin2
  blank space
  erasures
reverse
1. nig2 ad-da AN-x-x [...]
2. szu-ti-a {d}suen-i-tu-ra-am szesz-a-ni
  blank space
3. {iti}udru{duru5} u4 5(disz)-kam
4. mu hur-sag gal kur mar-tu-a
  blank space

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): Administrative (Payments of silver; 10x5 lines; mu hur-sag-gal kur mar-tu a)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-538
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-06-05 at 02:32:16 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2017-11-24 at 11:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-05-05 at 08:49:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“UM 29-15-538 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256296.
UM 29-15-538 artifact entry (No. P256296). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256296 (Original work published 2005)
UM 29-15-538 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256296 (Accessed: December 12, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {UM 29-15-538 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256296},
}


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