CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 153 (P228951)

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 09868 + CBS 12645 + CBS 12741

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 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12) ku#.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

  CBS 09868 + 12741= MSL 07: 211 = V18 = SLT 193
tablet
  obverse Proverb Collection 2
reverse
column 1
  3 lines broken
1. {kusz#}[ib2-la2 gun3-a]
2. {kusz#}e2#? [gun3-a]
3. {kusz}x DI [...]
4. {kusz}e2 [da-lu-usz2]
5. {kusz}[dabaszin]
6. {kusz#}[e2 dabaszin]
7. {kusz}hu-[lu-lu-um]
8. {kusz}e2 [hu-lu-lu-um]
9. {kusz#}ka#-[ba-bu-um]
10. {kusz}[e2 ka-ba-bu-um]
11. {kusz}[ka-tab ansze]
12. {kusz#}[gu2-tab ansze]
column 2
1. {kusz}kir4-[tab ansze]
2. {kusz}usan3
3. {kusz}usan3-la2#
4. {kusz}KA-usan3
5. {kusz}ama-usan3
6. {kusz}hesz5(|LU2.GAN2@t|) de6(DU)
7. {kusz}im-UR@s
8. {kusz}sa-ur3
9. {kusz}sa-usz
10. {kusz}sag-kesz2
11. {kusz}bar-e11-de3
12. {kusz#}da-ba
13. {kusz}a2-si#
14. {kusz}AB2xMU
15. {kusz}ub

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:
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12) ku#.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs 042

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

  • history: OIP 11,, 193

    [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.

  • history: MSL 7, ,211 (V18 (without 12741)

    [Civil1959MSL7] Reiner, Erica, and Miguel Civil. 1959. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 7.

  • history: BPOA 9, 246 (CBS 12645)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: SP 169 pl.65 KKK,

    [sec32633] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 09868 + CBS 12645 + CBS 12741
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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
2008-05-26 at 02:38:48 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P228951 lead; joins based on photoP228951 lead; joins based on photo

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000040, Ex. Nn & Literary 000796, Ex. 153 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228951.
CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 153 artifact entry (No. P228951). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228951 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 153 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228951 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	month = {jun 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P228951},
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