CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 011 (P229115)
Lexical, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 011 |
|---|---|
| ID | P229115 |
| Museum no. | CBS 06434 |
| 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 Chiera, Edward · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2' | female kid |
| Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3' | female kid that has mated |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4' | female kid that has not mated |
| Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5' | rear ox of a plowing team |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6' | breeding bull |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7' | sacrificial bull |
| Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8' | bull as mašdarea payment |
| Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9' | fattened bull |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o ii 1'–o ii 1'o ii 1' | cow that has mated |
| Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2' | cow that has not mated |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3' | domestic mother cow |
| Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4' | cow for regular temple offering |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5' | hornless cow |
| Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6' | cow with arthritic hips |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7' | cow with diarrhea |
| Obverse Column ii [7:8] o ii 8'8'–o ii 8'8' | white-tailed cow |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 9'9'–o ii 9'9' | one year old cow |
| Obverse Column ii [9:10] o ii 10'10'–o ii 10'10' | two year old cow |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 11'11'–o ii 11'11' | three year old cow |
| Obverse Column ii [11:12] o ii 12'12'–o ii 12'12' | calf |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 13'13'–o ii 13'13' | milk calf |
| Obverse Column ii [13:14] o ii 14'14'–o ii 14'14' | milk suckling calf |
| Obverse Column iii [1:2] o iii 2'2'–o iii 2'2' | pregnant she-donkey |
| Obverse Column iii [2:3] o iii 3'3'–o iii 3'3' | she-donkey that has given birth |
| Obverse Column iii [3:4] o iii 4'4'–o iii 4'4' | she-donkey that has not given birth |
| Obverse Column iii [4:5] o iii 5'5'–o iii 5'5' | one-year old female donkey |
| Obverse Column iii [5:6] o iii 6'6'–o iii 6'6' | two-year old female donkey |
| Obverse Column iii [6:7] o iii 7'7'–o iii 7'7' | three-year old female donkey |
| Obverse Column iii [7:8] o iii 8'8'–o iii 8'8' | snake |
| Obverse Column iii [8:9] o iii 9'9'–o iii 9'9' | dragon |
| Obverse Column iii [9:10] o iii 10'10'–o iii 10'10' | ušum snake |
| Obverse Column iii [10:11] o iii 11'11'–o iii 11'11' | furious snake |
| Obverse Column iii [11:12] o iii 12'12'–o iii 12'12' | horned viper |
| Obverse Column iii [12:13] o iii 13'13'–o iii 13'13' | nest snake |
| Obverse Column iii [13:14] o iii 14'14'–o iii 14'14' | knob of the vine snake |
| Obverse Column iii [14:15] o iii 15'15'–o iii 15'15' | grass snake |
| Obverse Column iii [15:16] o iii 16'16'–o iii 16'16' | ribba-plant snake |
| Obverse Column iii [16:17] o iii 17'17'–o iii 17'17' | foremost snake |
| Obverse Column iii [17:18] o iii 18'18'–o iii 18'18' | Nirah snake |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1r i 1–r i 1r i 1 | crevice snake |
| Reverse Column i [1:2] r i 22–r i 22 | desert land snake |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 33–r i 33 | water snake |
| Reverse Column i [3:4] r i 44–r i 44 | stone snake |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 55–r i 55 | dust snake |
| Reverse Column i [5:6] r i 66–r i 66 | gazelle snake |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 77–r i 77 | steppe snake |
| Reverse Column i [7:8] r i 88–r i 88 | seven-headed snake |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 99–r i 99 | two-headed snake |
| Reverse Column i [9:10] r i 1010–r i 1010 | two-tongued snaked |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 1111–r i 1111 | great snake |
| Reverse Column i [11:12] r i 1212–r i 1212 | womb snake |
| Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 1313–r i 1313 | snake with cut-off tail |
| Reverse Column i [13:14] r i 1414–r i 1414 | blind snake |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1 | pig owned by a lord |
| Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22 | Magan pig |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33 | piglet |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55 | porcupine |
| Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66 | mountain banhu |
| Reverse Column iii [0:1] r iii 1r iii 1–r iii 1r iii 1 | mouse |
| Reverse Column iii [1:2] r iii 22–r iii 22 | thicket mouse |
| Reverse Column iii [2:3] r iii 33–r iii 33 | mouse that eats in the thicket |
| Reverse Column iii [3:4] r iii 44–r iii 44 | roof mouse |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse col 1 | ||
| 1' | [...]-USZ#? | |
| 2' | [...]-gar3 | |
| 3' | [...] asz2#-gar3 gesz3 zu-zu | |
| 4' | [...] asz2#-gar3 gesz3 nu-zu | |
| 5' | gu4# a2 ur3-ra | |
| 6' | [...] gesz du3-a | |
| 7' | [...] gesz# tag-ga | |
| 8' | [...] ri-a | |
| 9' | [...] niga | |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1' | [...] zu#-zu# | |
| 2' | [...] gesz3# nu-zu | |
| 3' | ab2-szilam | |
| 4' | ab2 sa2-du11 | |
| 5' | ab2 si nu-mu2 | |
| 6' | ab2 ib2-gig | |
| 7' | ab2 sza3 sur | |
| 8' | ab2 kun babbar | |
| 9' | ab2 mu 1(asz) | |
| 10' | ab2 mu 2(asz) | |
| 11' | ab2 mu 3(asz) | |
| 12' | amar | |
| 13' | amar ga | |
| 14' | amar ga gu7-a | |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...]-SZA3 | |
| 2' | eme5# sza3-pesz2! | |
| 3' | eme5 u3-tu | |
| 4' | eme5 u3 nu-tu | |
| 5' | eme5 mu 1(asz) | |
| 6' | eme5 mu 2(asz) | |
| 7' | eme5 mu 3(asz) | |
| 8' | musz | |
| 9' | musz uszumgal | |
| 10' | musz uszum | |
| 11' | musz husz | |
| 12' | musz si-gur3-ru | |
| 13' | musz gud3 | |
| 14' | musz kar gesztin-na | |
| 15' | musz {u2}|KI.KAL| | |
| 16' | musz u2-rib-ba | |
| 17' | musz sag-kal | |
| 18' | musz# {d}nirah | |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | musz ki-in-dar | |
| 2 | musz ki usz2 | |
| 3 | musz a | |
| 4 | musz na4 | |
| 5 | musz sahar | |
| 6 | musz masz-da3 | |
| 7 | musz edin-na | |
| 8 | musz sag 7(disz) | |
| 9 | musz sag min | |
| 10 | musz eme min | |
| 11 | musz mah | |
| 12 | musz# sza3-tur3 | |
| 13 | [...] kun# ku5-da | |
| 14 | [...] nu#-gal2 | |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...]-a-ak | |
| 2 | szah2# ma2-gan | |
| 3 | szah2 ze2-eh-tur | |
| 4 | megidax(KUN) | |
| 5 | ban2-hu | |
| 6 | ban2#-hu kur-ra | |
| 7 | [...]-DIN | |
| 8 | [...]-na | |
| 9 | [...] X | |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | pesz2 | |
| 2 | pesz2#-gesz-gi | |
| 3 | pesz2#-gesz-gi gu7-a | |
| 4 | [pesz2]-gesz#-ur3 | |
| 5 | [...] x | |
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