CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 020 (P231025)

Wisdom or proverb 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

N 6194

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) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: Not preserved; DU za-e dumu-me-e-ke//4 (???) za-e nu-me-en-na-ta)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:

    lentil

  • Material: Clay
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    lentil

  • Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: Not preserved; DU za-e dumu-me-e-ke//4 (???) za-e nu-me-en-na-ta)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster Proverbs, 304, N 6194

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

  • history: Falkowitz, AfO 29/30, 036,

    [sec33629] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: N 6194
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231025.
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P231025). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231025 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231025 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231025},
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