CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 067 (P229725)

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

N 5230 + N 5839

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 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Obv. i unidentified, perhaps from a lexical list. Rev. Proverb collection 1 = 18-20. The bottom edge is preserved. The reverse seems to have had one column, but the obverse two. Of these the right one seems has been erased completely except for the remai)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Obv. i unidentified, perhaps from a lexical list. Rev. Proverb collection 1 = 18-20. The bottom edge is preserved. The reverse seems to have had one column, but the obverse two. Of these the right one seems has been erased completely except for the remai)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster Proverbs, coll. 1 p.5, pl.6

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 032, pl.9 L (N 5839)

    [Gordon1959SP] Gordon, Edmund I. 1959. Sumerian Proverbs : Glimpses of Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum.

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  • Museum No.: N 5230 + N 5839
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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CDLI Notes:

Alster (Proverbs p.3) notes N 5839 is probably same tablet as CBS 08044Alster (Proverbs p.3) notes N 5839 is probably same tablet as CBS 08044

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 067 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229725.
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 067 artifact entry (No. P229725). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229725 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 067 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229725 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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