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MSL 10, 053 V02, 144 A (P227948)

Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE

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DesignationMSL 10, 053 V02, 144 A
IDP227948
Museum no.CBS 04608 + CBS 06402 + CBS 07379 + UM 29-16-220 (+) CBS 07950 + UM 29-16-452
CollectionPenn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
LanguageSumerian
PeriodOld Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
GenreLexical
Find spotNippur (mod. Nuffar)
Coordinates32.1271, 45.2300

English translation

By Reiner, Erica & Landsberger, Benno · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)

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Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1o i 1–o i 1o i 1haematite
Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 22–o i 22diorite
Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 33–o i 33alabaster
Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 44–o i 44alabaster seal
Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 55–o i 55block of alabaster
Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 66–o i 66a variety of šuba stone
Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 77–o i 77seal of ašuba stone
Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 88–o i 88block of ašuba stone
Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 99–o i 99steatite
Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 1010–o i 1010steatite seal
Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 1111–o i 1111block of steatite
Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 1212–o i 1212chlorite
Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 1313–o i 1313chlorite seal
Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 1414–o i 1414block of chlorite
Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 1515–o i 1515chlorite bead
Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 1616–o i 1616unworked piece of chlorite
Obverse Column i [16:17] o i 1717–o i 1717lapis lazuli
Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 2020–o i 2020perforated lapis lazuli
Obverse Column i [19:20] o i 2121–o i 2121lapis lazuli colored like a dove's neck
Obverse Column i [21:22] o i 2323–o i 2323lapis lazuli bead
Obverse Column i [22:23] o i 2424–o i 2424harness inlaid with lapis lazuli
Obverse Column i [23:24] o i 2525–o i 2525lapis lazuli ornament
Obverse Column i [27:28] o i 2929–o i 2929lapis lazuli beard
Obverse Column i [28:29] o i 3030–o i 3030lapis lazuli figurine
Obverse Column i [29:30] o i 3131–o i 3131lapis lazuli figurine of Huwawa
Obverse Column i [30:31] o i 3232–o i 3232lapis lazuli frog
Obverse Column i [31:32] o i 3333–o i 3333lapis lazuli seal
Obverse Column i [32:33] o i 3434–o i 3434block of lapis lazuli
Obverse Column i [33:34] o i 3535–o i 3535lapis lazuli ...
Obverse Column i [34:35] o i 3636–o i 3636lapis lazuli ...
Obverse Column i [35:36] o i 3737–o i 3737lapis lazuli ...
Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1o ii 1–o ii 1o ii 1long piece of carnelian
Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 22–o ii 22short piece of carnelian
Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 33–o ii 33carnelian seal
Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 44–o ii 44block of carnelian
Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 55–o ii 55carnelian bead
Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 66–o ii 66black and white banded agate
Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 77–o ii 77banded agate patterned like a moth
Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 88–o ii 88... banded agate
Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 99–o ii 99banded agate patterened like a bird feather
Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 1010–o ii 1010... banded agate
Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 1111–o ii 1111... banded agate
Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 3535–o ii 3535white stone
Obverse Column ii [18:19] o ii 3737–o ii 3737reddish stone
Obverse Column ii [19:20] o ii 3838–o ii 3838gall stones
Obverse Column ii [20:21] o ii 3939–o ii 3939ornamental stone
Obverse Column ii [21:22] o ii 4040–o ii 4040stone of compassion
Obverse Column ii [22:23] o ii 4141–o ii 4141a type of stone
Obverse Column ii [23:24] o ii 4242–o ii 4242stone of birth giving
Obverse Column ii [24:25] o ii 4343–o ii 4343stone of sterility
Obverse Column ii [25:26] o ii 4444–o ii 4444"belly" stone
Obverse Column ii [26:27] o ii 4545–o ii 4545a type of stone
Obverse Column ii [27:28] o ii 4646–o ii 4646first quality type of stone
Obverse Column ii [28:29] o ii 4747–o ii 4747millstone
Obverse Column iii [6:7] o iii 3838–o iii 3838gypsum seal
Obverse Column iii [7:8] o iii 3939–o iii 3939block of gypsum
Obverse Column iii [8:9] o iii 4040–o iii 4040a type of stone
Obverse Column iii [9:10] o iii 3131–o iii 3131seal of alliga stone
Obverse Column iii [10:11] o iii 4242–o iii 4242a brownish chalcedony
Obverse Column iii [11:12] o iii 4343–o iii 4343eleli seal
Obverse Column iii [12:13] o iii 4444–o iii 4444block of eleli stone
Obverse Column iii [13:14] o iii 4545–o iii 4545bead
Obverse Column iii [14:15] o iii 4646–o iii 4646white bead
Obverse Column iii [15:16] o iii 4747–o iii 4747black bead
Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'r 1'–r i 1'r 1'crane
Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 2'2'–r i 2'2'"snake-eater" bird
Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 3'3'–r i 3'3'francolin
Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 4'4'–r i 4'4'chicken
Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 5'5'–r i 5'5'a bird
Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 6'6'–r i 6'6'Meluhha francolin
Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7'a type of water bird
Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 8'8'–r i 8'8'crow
Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 9'9'–r i 9'9'bird of prey
Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 14'14'–r i 14'14'a bird
Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 15'15'–r i 15'15'a type of gull
Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1'r ii 1'–r ii 1'r ii 1'bird of prey (owl?)
Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 3'3'–r ii 3'3'a water bird
Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 4'4'–r ii 4'4'a bird
Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 5'5'–r ii 5'5'a bird
Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 6'6'–r ii 6'6'heron
Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 13'13'–r ii 13'13'night bird
Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 14'14'–r ii 14'14'a bird
Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 15'15'–r ii 15'15'a bird
Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 16'16'–r ii 16'16'a night bird
Reverse Column ii [14:15] r ii 17'17'–r ii 17'17'a bird
Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 18'18'–r ii 18'18'a bird
Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 19'19'–r ii 19'19'fly
Reverse Column ii [17:18] r ii 20'20'–r ii 20'20'locust
Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 21'21'–r ii 21'21'swallow
Reverse Column ii [19:20] r ii 22'22'–r ii 22'22'wasp
Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 1r iii 1ostrich
Reverse Column iii [1:2] r iii 22–r iii 22ostrich egg
Reverse Column iii [2:3] r iii 33–r iii 33ostrich chick
Reverse Column iii [3:4] r iii 44–r iii 44an edible bird
Reverse Column iii [4:5] r iii 55–r iii 55a type of bird
Reverse Column iii [5:6] r iii 66–r iii 66sleeping bird
Reverse Column iii [6:7] r iii 77–r iii 77it sleeps it is dead-bird
Reverse Column iii [9:10] r iii 17'17'–r iii 17'17'wild dove
Reverse Column iii [10:11] r iii 18'18'–r iii 18'18'domesticated dove
Reverse Column iii [11:12] r iii 19'19'–r iii 19'19'peacock
Reverse Column iii [12:13] r iii 20'20'–r iii 20'20'a bird
Reverse Column iii [13:14] r iii 21'21'–r iii 21'21'tigilu [egg]
Reverse Column iv [0:1] r iv 1r iv 1–r iv 1r iv 1wool for warping thread
Reverse Column iv [1:2] r iv 22–r iv 22carded wool
Reverse Column iv [2:3] r iv 33–r iv 33processed wool
Reverse Column iv [3:4] r iv 44–r iv 44unprocessed wool
Reverse Column iv [4:5] r iv 55–r iv 55wool for weft thread
Reverse Column iv [5:6] r iv 66–r iv 66wool for a double weft thread
Reverse Column iv [6:7] r iv 77–r iv 77wool for a ... weft thread
Reverse Column iv [9:10] r iv 1414–r iv 1414bought wool
Reverse Column iv [10:11] r iv 1515–r iv 1515wool for sale
Reverse Column iv [11:12] r iv 1616–r iv 1616mountain wool
Reverse Column iv [12:13] r iv 1717–r iv 1717... wool
Reverse Column iv [13:14] r iv 1818–r iv 1818wool that is not ...
Reverse Column iv [14:15] r iv 1919–r iv 1919... wool
Reverse Column iv [15:16] r iv 2020–r iv 2020... wool
Reverse Column iv [16:17] r iv 2121–r iv 2121... wool
Reverse Column iv [17:18] r iv 3535–r iv 3535... ceremonial garment
Reverse Column iv [18:19] r iv 3636–r iv 3636ceremonial garment of second quality
Reverse Column iv [19:20] r iv 3737–r iv 3737ceremonila garment of fourth quality
Reverse Column iv [20:21] r iv 3838–r iv 3838... ceremonial garment
Reverse Column iv [21:22] r iv 3939–r iv 3939... ceremonial garment
Reverse Column v [2:3] r v 33–r v 33under garment
Reverse Column v [3:4] r v 44–r v 44sanitary towel
Reverse Column v [4:5] r v 55–r v 55sanitary towel
Reverse Column v [5:6] r v 66–r v 66textile ration
Reverse Column v [6:7] r v 77–r v 77quilt
Reverse Column v [7:8] r v 88–r v 88double quilt
Reverse Column v [8:9] r v 99–r v 99type of textile product
Reverse Column v [9:10] r v 1010–r v 1010double tugguza
Reverse Column v [11:12] r v 1212–r v 1212a type of garment
Reverse Column v [12:13] r v 1313–r v 1313mourning garment
Reverse Column v [13:14] r v 1414–r v 1414washed cloth
Reverse Column v [15:16] r v 1616–r v 1616ceremonial garment
Reverse Column v [16:17] r v 1717–r v 1717shredded cloth
Reverse Column v [17:18] r v 1818–r v 1818precious cloth
Reverse Column v [18:19] r v 1919–r v 1919type of garment
Reverse Column v [19:20] r v 2020–r v 2020fine garment
Reverse Column v [21:22] r v 2525–r v 2525shawl
Reverse Column v [22:23] r v 2626–r v 2626... shawl
Reverse Column v [23:24] r v 2727–r v 2727a sash
Reverse Column v [24:25] r v 2828–r v 2828purple cloth
Reverse Column v [25:26] r v 2929–r v 2929belt
Reverse Column v [26:27] r v 3030–r v 3030red belt
Reverse Column v [27:28] r v 3131–r v 3131multi-colored belt
Reverse Column v [28:29] r v 3232–r v 3232felt
Reverse Column v [29:30] r v 3333–r v 3333felt belt
Reverse Column v [30:31] r v 3434–r v 3434loosened bandage
Reverse Column v [31:32] r v 3535–r v 3535royal garment
Reverse Column v [32:33] r v 3636–r v 3636queen's garment
Reverse Column vi [1:2] r vi 55–r vi 55... turban
Reverse Column vi [2:3] r vi 66–r vi 66... turban
Reverse Column vi [3:4] r vi 77–r vi 77white turban
Reverse Column vi [4:5] r vi 88–r vi 88black turban
Reverse Column vi [5:6] r vi 99–r vi 99takirum turban
Reverse Column vi [6:7] r vi 1010–r vi 1010aguhum turban
Reverse Column vi [7:8] r vi 1111–r vi 1111a sash
Reverse Column vi [8:9] r vi 1212–r vi 1212sash of woven material
Reverse Column vi [9:10] r vi 1313–r vi 1313sash of niŋlam material
Reverse Column vi [10:11] r vi 1414–r vi 1414belt or undergarment
Reverse Column vi [11:12] r vi 1515–r vi 1515linen undergarment
Reverse Column vi [12:13] r vi 1616–r vi 1616undergarment of woven material
Reverse Column vi [17:18] r vi 2121–r vi 2121drapes
Reverse Column vi [18:19] r vi 2222–r vi 2222divine drapes
Reverse Column vi [19:20] r vi 2323–r vi 2323royal drapes
Reverse Column vi [20:21] r vi 2424–r vi 2424linen
Reverse Column vi [21:22] r vi 2525–r vi 2525garment made of fine linen
Reverse Column vi [22:23] r vi 2626–r vi 2626divine linen garment
Reverse Column vi [23:24] r vi 2727–r vi 2727royal linen garment
Reverse Column vi [24:25] r vi 2828–r vi 2828linen shade
Reverse Column vi [25:26] r vi 2929–r vi 2929linen cloak
Reverse Column vi [26:27] r vi 3030–r vi 3030linen drapes
Reverse Column vi [27:28] r vi 3131–r vi 3131broad piece of linen
Reverse Column vi [28:29] r vi 3232–r vi 3232linen towel
Reverse Column vi [29:30] r vi 3333–r vi 3333combed flax
Bottom [0:1] b.e. 1b.e. 1–b.e. 1b.e. 1Nisaba

Transliteration (ATF)

From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)

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o i
1{na₄}ka-gi-na
2{na₄}esi
3{na₄}ŋeš-nu₁₁-gal
4{na₄}kišib ŋeš-nu₁₁-gal
5{na₄}lagab ŋeš-nu₁₁-gal
6{na₄}a₂-šuba
7{na₄}kišib a₂-šuba
8{na₄}lagab a₂-šuba
9{na₄}algameš(|SAL.HUB₂|)
10{na₄}kišib algameš(|SAL.HUB₂|)
11{na₄}lagab ⸢algameš(|SAL.HUB₂|)
12{na₄}du₈-⸢ši⸣-[a]
13{na₄}kišib ⸢du₈-ši-a⸣
14{na₄}lagab du₈-ši-a
15{na₄}ellaŋ₂ du₈-ši-a
16{na₄}da-gaz du₈-ši-a
17{⸢na₄⸣}za-gin₃
18[...] ⸢za-gin₃⸣ [...]
20{[na₄}za-gin₃] burudₓ(U)burudₓ(U)da
21{[na₄}za]-⸢gin₃⸣ gu₂ tum₁₂{⸢mušen⸣}
22{[na₄}za]-gin₃ lu-ub₂{sar}
23{[na₄]}⸢ad⸣ za-gin₃
24{[na₄]}ad-tab za-gin₃
25{⸢na₄}ŋeš⸣-niŋ₂-tag-ga za-gin₃
26{⸢na₄⸣}[...]-⸢x-x⸣ za-gin₃
27{na₄}[...]-⸢gin₃⸣
28{na₄}[...]-⸢gin₃⸣
29{na₄}⸢sum₄⸣ [za]-⸢gin₃⸣
30{na₄}⸢alan za-gin₃⸣
31{na₄}hu-⸢wa⸣-[wa] za-gin₃
32{na₄}⸢bi₂⸣-za-za za-gin₃
33{⸢na₄⸣}kišib za-⸢gin₃⸣
34{[na₄]}lagab ⸢za-gin₃⸣
35[...] ⸢za-gin₃⸣
36[... za]-⸢gin₃⸣
37[... za]-⸢gin₃⸣
o ii
1{na₄}gug gid₂-da
2{na₄}gug lugud₂-da
3{na₄}kišib gug
4{na₄}lagab gug
5{na₄}ellaŋ₂ gug
6{na₄}nir₇
7{na₄}nir₇ ziz
8{na₄}nir₇ ⸢x⸣ [...]
9{na₄}nir₇ ⸢pa⸣-[mušen-na]
10{na₄}nir₇ [...]
11{na₄}⸢nir₇⸣ [...]
30{na₄}SAL [...]
31{na₄}mu-[...]
32{na₄}a-⸢x⸣ [...]
33{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
34{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
35na₄ babbar
36na₄ giggi
37na₄ izi
38na₄ ze₂
39na₄ teš₂
40na₄ arhuš
41{na₄}huduš
42na₄ u₃-tu
43na₄ nu-u₃-tu
44{⸢na₄⸣}haš₄-bar
45{[na₄]}⸢saŋ⸣-du
46{[na₄}saŋ]-kal
47{[na₄]}kinkin
o iii
1{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
2{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
3{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
4{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
36{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
37{na₄}[...]
38{na₄}⸢kišib⸣ [im-babbar₂]
39{na₄}lagab im-[babbar₂]
40{na₄}al-li₂-[ga]
31{na₄}kišib al-li₂-ga
42{na₄}e-le-li
43{na₄}kišib e-le-li
44{na₄}lagab e-le-li
45{na₄}nunuz
46{na₄}nunuz babbar
47{na₄}nunuz giggi
o iv
43{⸢na₄⸣}[...]
44{na₄}[...]
45{na₄}[...]
46{na₄}x-[...]
47{na₄}x-[...]
r i
1'⸢gambi⸣{[mušen]}
2'muš-[gu₇{mušen]}
3'dar{[mušen]}
4'dar-lugal{[mušen]}
5'dar-zi-⸢zi⸣{[mušen]}
6'dar me-luh-[ha{mušen]}
7'gan-gam{[mušen]}
8'buru₄{[mušen]}
9'⸢buru₄-hur⸣{[mušen]}
13'⸢ŠIR⸣-[...]
14'SAG-[peš₂{mušen]}
15'ka-[sukud-ra₂{mušen]}
r ii
1'[ud]-ŋeš{⸢mušen⸣}
2'AŠ-KID{mušen}
3'ki-ib{mušen}
4'ki-ib-šu{mušen}
5'⸢ki⸣-ib-{d}nin-ka₆-maš-maš{mušen}
6'⸢igira₂⸣{mušen}
7'[...]{mušen}
8'[...]{mušen}
9'[...]{mušen}
10'[...]{⸢mušen⸣}
13'⸢ŋi₆⸣{[mušen]}
14'LAGAB{[mušen]}
15'ŋeš{⸢mušen⸣}
16'nu₂{mušen}
17'TAR{mušen}
18'ir-kun{mušen}
19'nim{mušen}
20'bir₅{mušen}
21'⸢sim⸣{mušen}
22'⸢ŋeš⸣-bur₃{mušen}
r iii
1ga-⸢nu₁₁⸣{[mušen]}
2nunuz ga-[nu₁₁{mušen]}
3amar ga-[nu₁₁{mušen]}
4a₁₂-ra₂-⸢bu⸣{[mušen]}
5a₁₂-ra₂-min₃{[mušen]}
6u₃-ku-⸢ku⸣{[mušen]}
7⸢u₃⸣-[ku-ku-ba-uš₂{mušen]}
15'[...]{⸢mušen⸣}
16'[...]-x{mušen}
17'⸢tum₁₂⸣{mušen}
18'tum₁₂-gur₄{mušen}
19'{d}ha-ia₃{mušen}
20'⸢ti⸣-gi₄-lu{mušen}
21'[nunuz ti]-⸢gi₄-lu⸣{mušen}
r iv
1siki šudum-ma
2siki peš₅-a
3siki al-hi-a
4siki nu-hi-a
5siki šag₄-sig
6siki šag₄-sig ⸢tab-ba⸣
7siki ⸢šag₄⸣-[sig ...]
12⸢siki⸣ [...]
13siki ⸢bar⸣-[...]
14siki sam₂-⸢ma⸣
15siki ⸢šakanka⸣
16siki kur-[ra]
17siki ⸢gu⸣-[...]
18siki ⸢nu⸣-[...]
19siki [...]
20siki [...]
21⸢siki⸣ [...]
35{tug₂}niŋ₂-[lam₂ ...]
36{tug₂}niŋ₂-lam₂ ⸢us₂⸣ [...]
37{tug₂}niŋ₂-lam₂ us₂ 4kam-ma ⸢x⸣
38{tug₂}niŋ₂-⸢lam₂ x⸣ [...]
39{tug₂}⸢niŋ₂⸣-[lam₂ ...]
r v
1[...]-kešda
2[...]-kešda
3{tug₂}niŋ₂-dara₂
4{tug₂}niŋ₂-uš
5{tug₂}niŋ₂-uš₂
6⸢tug₂⸣ niŋ₂-ba
7{[tug₂]}⸢niŋ₂⸣-barag₂
8{[tug₂}niŋ₂]-⸢barag₂⸣ tab-ba
9tug₂-guz-[za]
10tug₂-guz-za tab-ba
11tug₂ guz-za dugud
12{tug₂}mu-ra
13tug₂-mu-dur₇-ra
14tug₂ a tu₂₂
15tug₂ a-ŋi₆
16{tug₂}šutur
17tug₂ bir₇-bir₇
18tug₂ kal-kal
19{tug₂}aktum
20{tug₂}aktum ⸢sag₁₀⸣
24⸢tug₂⸣ [...]
25{tug₂}⸢gu₂⸣-[e₃]
26{tug₂}gu₂-e₃ [...]
27{tug₂}gu₂-e₃ ⸢a₂⸣-[gu₄]-hu-um
28tug₂ he-me-da
29{tug₂}ib₂-la₂
30{tug₂}ib₂-la₂ su₄-a
31{tug₂}ib₂-la₂ gun₃-a
32tug₂-du₈-a
33tug₂-du₈-a ib₂-ba
34{tug₂}niŋ₂-la₂ duh-a
35{tug₂}pala₂
36{tug₂}pala₃
r vi
4⸢tug₂⸣ [...] ⸢x bar⸣-dul₅
5{tug₂}saŋšu [...] ⸢x⸣
6{tug₂}saŋšu TUG₂ ⸢x⸣
7{tug₂}saŋšu babbar
8{tug₂}saŋšu giggi
9{tug₂}saŋšu ta-ki-ru-um
10{⸢tug₂⸣}saŋšu a₂-gu₄-hu-um
11{[tug₂]}bar-si
12{[tug₂]}bar-si šudum-ma
13{[tug₂]}⸢bar-si niŋ₂-lam₂⸣
14{[tug₂}šag₄]-ga-du₃
15{[tug₂}šag₄]-⸢ga⸣-du₃ gada
16{[tug₂}šag₄]-⸢ga⸣-du₃ šudum-ma
17[...]-gu
18[...]-DU₃-a
19[...]-⸢tag⸣-ga
20[...]-x-a
21{[tug₂]}|A.DU|
22{[tug₂]}|A.DU| diŋir-⸢ra⸣
23{[tug₂}|A.DU| lugal
24gada
25[gada]-mah
26gada ⸢diŋir⸣-ra
27gada lugal
28gada an-dul₃
29gada an-ta-dul
30gada |A.DU|
31gada daŋal-la
32gada šu-su-ub-ba
33gada šu bur₂
b.e.
1DIŠ {d}nisaba

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