CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 048 (P299486)

Wisdom or proverb tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 08040

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

83.0 mm × 29.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 29.0 wide
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, Proverbs coll. 1, p.5

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

  • history: Gordon SP, p.493 pl.34 RRR

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 048 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P299486.
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 048 artifact entry (No. P299486). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P299486 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P299486 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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