Education in the Earliest Schools 120 (P273857)

Tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

PARS 12/01, 127

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

-

Language(s)

-

Measurements

94.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [{u2}]x
 en: ...;
2. {u2#}kul#
 en: a type of weed;
3. {u2#}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB|#
 en: a type of grass;
4. {u2#}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB|#
 en: a type of grass;
5. {u2#}x
 en: ...;
6. {u2#}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB|# ku5
 en: a type of cut grass;
7. {u2}x-TUR
 en: ...;
8. {u2}asz-tal2!(IGI)-tal2
 en: a type of plant;
9. {u2}pe#-ze2-er
 en: a cobweb;
10. {u2#}PI#-ra
 en: ...;
11. {u2#}[...]-dehi3
 en: a thorny weed;
12. {u2#}ama-ni
 en: 'his mother' plant;
13. {u2}dumu?-ni
 en: 'his child'plant;
14. {u2}nig2#-nam-ma-ni
 en: a type of plant;
15. {u2}nig2#-u2-rum
 en: 'property' plant;
16. {u2}munzer#
 en: licorice;
17. {u2}KI#-x
 en: a type of grass;
18. {u2}KI#-x
 en: a type of grass;
19. {u2#}am#-si-har#-ra-an-na
 en: 'camel'plant;
reverse

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): 94.0 high × 54.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s):
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s):

  • primary: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 120

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: PARS 12/01, 127
  • Accession No.: 96264

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    antiquities market

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-09-07 at 15:07:28 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“Education in the Earliest Schools 120 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273857.
Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry (No. P273857). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273857 (Original work published 2005)
Education in the Earliest Schools 120 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273857 (Accessed: January 20, 2025).
@misc{2023Education,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Education in the {Earliest} {Schools} 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273857},
}


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