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CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001 (P010657)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 12555

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Early Dynastic Proverb Collection 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • history: SF, 065

    [Deimel1923SF] Deimel, P. Anton. 1923. Schultexte Aus Fara. Vol. 43. Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

  • citation: Alster ED Proverbs

    [Alster1991EDProverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1991. “Early Dynastic Proverbs and Other Contributions to the Study of Literary Texts from Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” Archiv Für Orientforschung, no. 38/39: 1–51.

  • citation: OIP 99, p. 37

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • citation: RA 60 (pp. 1-16), 5f.

    [Civil1966-UB8NQWNR] Civil, Miguel, and Robert D. Biggs. 1966. “Notes Sur Des Textes Sumériens Archaïques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 60 (1): 1–16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23283533.

  • citation: Gordon SP, 550

    [Gordon1959SP] Gordon, Edmund I. 1959. Sumerian Proverbs : Glimpses of Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Museum Monograph of the University Museum. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum.

    Jacobsen apud Gordon 1959

  • citation: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), p. 319

    [Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.

  • citation: RA 47 (pp. 84-86; 142-144), 86

    [Lambert1953RA47] Lambert, Maurice. 1953. “Épigraphie Présargonique (V-VI).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 47: 84–86; 142–44.

  • citation: BASOR 169, 63f.

    [Lambert1963BASOR169] Lambert, Wilfred G. 1963. “Celibacy in the World’s Oldest Proverbs.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 169: 63–64.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 12555
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-31 at 16:06:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 15:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 15:09:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 13:16:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:04:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:55:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 13:53:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 006205 (ED Proverb Collection 1) composite (P481102) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 006205, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010657.
CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P010657). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010657 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010657 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 006205, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010657},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010657},
}


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