CDLI Literary 000805, ex. 012 & 000821, ex. 049 (P231691)

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

UM 29-16-394

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 6.01.12 Proverbs Collection 12 (witness); ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nipp Obv: proverb collection 12; Rev: Not inscribed)

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 6.01.12 Proverbs Collection 12 (witness); ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nipp Obv: proverb collection 12; Rev: Not inscribed)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster Proverbs, 300, UM 29-16-394

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

  • history: Falkowitz AfO 29/30, 032

    [FalkowitzAfO29] N.d. Archiv Für Orientforschung.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-394
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000805, Ex. 012 & 000821, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231691.
CDLI Literary 000805, ex. 012 & 000821, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P231691). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231691 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000805, ex. 012 & 000821, ex. 049 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231691 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000805, ex. 012 & 000821, ex. 049 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231691},
}

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