MSL 11, 112 W (P228663)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | MSL 11, 112 W |
|---|---|
| ID | P228663 |
| Museum no. | UM 29-15-641 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Lexical |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
By Reiner Erica & Civil, Miguel · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o i 1'–o i 1'o i 1' | barley of a sheaf |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2' | barley of piled sheaves |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3' | barley of spread sheaves |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4' | barley of bound sheaves |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | barley of a stack |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | harvested barley |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | barley that is not harvested |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8' | treaded grain |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9' | grain that is not treaded |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 10'10'–o i 10'10' | winnowed grain |
| Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 11'11'–o i 11'11' | grain that is not winnowed |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o ii 1'–o ii 1'o ii 1' | (...) barley |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2' | (...) sesame seed |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3' | (...) sesame seed |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4' | (...) sesame seed |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5' | (...) sesame seed |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6' | (...) sesame seed |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7' | sesame seed husks |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 9'9'–o ii 9'9' | finger of (...) |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10' | milk |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 11'11'–o ii 11'11' | cream |
| Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii 12'12'–o ii 12'12' | goat milk |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 13'13'–o ii 13'13' | transported milk |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 14'14'–o ii 14'14' | yoghurt |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 15'15'–o ii 15'15' | (...) milk |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [sze] zar# | |
| 2' | [sze] zar# tab-ba | |
| 3' | [sze] zar sal-la | |
| 4' | sze# zar kesz2-da | |
| 5' | sze# garadinx(|(SZE.NUN&NUN)&(SZE.NUN&NUN)|) | |
| 6' | [sze] ku5-da | |
| 7' | sze# nu-ku5-da | |
| 8' | sze# us2-sa | |
| 9' | [sze] nu-us2-sa | |
| 10' | [sze] nir-ra | |
| 11' | [sze nu]-nir-ra | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | sze# [...] | |
| 2' | sze gesz-i3# [...] | |
| 3' | sze gesz-i3# [...] | |
| 4' | sze gesz-i3# [...] | |
| 5' | sze gesz-i3# [...] | |
| 6' | sze gesz-[i3 ...] | |
| 7' | duh [sze gesz-i3] | |
| 8' | dub2?-dub2?#-[...] | |
| 9' | szu-si x [...] | |
| 10' | [ga] | |
| 11' | [gara2] | |
| 12' | ga# ud5#-[da] | |
| 13' | ga x [...] | |
| 14' | ga-szex(IGI@g)-[a] | |
| 15' | ga x x | |
Sources & licences
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