CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 (P227691)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 12666

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Rev: OB Hh1 (gisz: Hh 3-7); Obv. model text; rev. plants and objects of wood; (Obv)4x(Rev)5 lines Obv. proverbs or model contract: [ ]-ri-[ [ ] x-en-[ [l]ul-x [ ] ba-an-ug//5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

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column 1
1. gesz gi#-[...]
2. gesz gi-[...]
3. gesz zi-ir-[...]
4. gesz ur-nu#-[...]
5. gesz# [...]
column 2
1. gesz mud-geszimmar
2. gesz# ze2-na-geszimmar
3. [...] zu2#-geszimmar#
4. [...] zu2#-gu-la#
5. [...] zu2#-gan-[...]

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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, Lo.half
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  • Genre(s): Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Rev: OB Hh1 (gisz: Hh 3-7); Obv. model text; rev. plants and objects of wood; (Obv)4x(Rev)5 lines Obv. proverbs or model contract: [ ]-ri-[ [ ] x-en-[ [l]ul-x [ ] ba-an-ug//5)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Veldhuis JAOS 120, 397,

    [sec32218] N.d.

  • history: Veldhuis EEN, p. 298, CBS 12666

    [Veldhuis1997EEN] Veldhuis, Niek. 1997. “Elementary Education at Nippur. The Lists of Trees and Wooden Objects.” Phdthesis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.

  • citation: OIP 11,, p.16 (unpub. dup.)

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 12666
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    Nippur, 2nd Exp., Temple Library

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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:51:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000039, Ex. Nn & Literary 000821, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227691.
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P227691). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227691 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227691 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P227691},
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