CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 016 (P225102)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058696

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) round tablet)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [am]-si gal-gal-zu
2. ma#-ra#-an#-gi4#-gi4#-de3
3. am!(GUD)-si# gal-gal-zu#
4. ma-[ra]-an-gi4#-gi4#-de3#

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 Artifact type comments:

    lentil

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    lentil

  • history: TIM 10, 132

    [Al-Fouadi1979TIM10] Fu’adi, Abd al-Hadi. 1979. Lenticular Exercise School Texts, Part 1. Texts in the Iraq Museum 10. Baghdad: The State Organization of Antiquities.

  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 305

    [AlsterProverbs1997] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

  • history: Falkowitz AfO 29/30, 042

    [FalkowitzAfO29] N.d. Archiv Für Orientforschung.

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  • Museum No.: IM 058696
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0772
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000821 (Proverbs from Nippur) composite (P481013) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000821, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225102.
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P225102). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225102 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225102 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000821, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P225102},
}


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