CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010 (P010537)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

UM 33-59-065

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

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1'
1. [x] ud5# LAK20#
2. [x] ki#? nu-tuku
3. [x] x# ki gu [x] LUM# nu-tuku
4. [x] szubur [x] MAR nu-tuku
5. [x x] x
  rest of column missing
column 2'
1. nu# gara2?
2. |LAGABx(ASZ@cxASZ.ASZ@cxASZ)| nu
3. nunuz ku6 nu
4. LI TAR [x]
5. x [x]
6. KU [x x]
  rest of column missing
reverse
  surface missing

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FTP, 086

    [Martin2001FTP] Martin, Harriet P. 2001. The Fara Tablets in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

  • history: OSP 1, 2

    [Westenholz1975OSP1] Westenholz, Aage. 1975. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 1: Literary and Lexical Texts and the Earliest Administrative Documents from Nippur. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 1. Malibu: Undena Publications.

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  • Museum No.: UM 33-59-065
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  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
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  • Excavation No: FS-0512
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-10 at 15:14:01 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2006-10-12 at 12:14:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI 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. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 10, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010537.
CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P010537). (2023, August 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010537 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010537 (Accessed: April 24, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 10},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 006205, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010537},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010537},
}


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