CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 (P262884)

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 07927 + CBS 14010

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) Proverbs Collection One)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: le. missing, ruled
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs coll. 1, p.4

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

  • history: OIP 16, 005 + 007

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Gordon SP, p. 35, pl.17 MM

    [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.: CBS 07927 + CBS 14010
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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P231485P231485

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262884.
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P262884). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262884 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262884 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262884},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262884},
}


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