CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 025 (P231467)

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

CBS 13854 + N 7518 + Ist Ni 05028

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 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Obv: Not preserved; Rev: Proverb collection 1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs Coll. 1 p.3

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

  • history: ISET 1, 1, 125 (pl. 067), Ni 05028

    [Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

  • history: Gordon SP, 032, pl.9 J + pl.32 P

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

  • history: BPOA 9, 220 (N 7518)

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13854 + N 7518 + Ist Ni 05028
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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P231467 leadP231467 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231467.
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P231467). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231467 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P231467 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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