CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 (P227691)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 12666

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 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Rev: OB Hh1 (gisz: Hh 3-7); Obv. model text; rev. plants and objects of wood; (Obv)4x(Rev)5 lines Obv. proverbs or model contract: [ ]-ri-[ [ ] x-en-[ [l]ul-x [ ] ba-an-ug//5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1. gesz gi#-[...]
2. gesz gi-[...]
3. gesz zi-ir-[...]
4. gesz ur-nu#-[...]
5. gesz# [...]
column 2
1. gesz mud-geszimmar
2. gesz# ze2-na-geszimmar
3. [...] zu2#-geszimmar#
4. [...] zu2#-gu-la#
5. [...] zu2#-gan-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Rev: OB Hh1 (gisz: Hh 3-7); Obv. model text; rev. plants and objects of wood; (Obv)4x(Rev)5 lines Obv. proverbs or model contract: [ ]-ri-[ [ ] x-en-[ [l]ul-x [ ] ba-an-ug//5)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
*before 2000 B.C.
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P227691

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Tablet frag, Lo.half

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Nippur, 2nd Exp., Temple Library
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 12666
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 6.2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 6.2.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 586374
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.12666
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P227691
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227691

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:30:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-05-26 at 01:51:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000039, Ex. Nn & Literary 000821, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227691.
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P227691). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227691 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227691 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000039, ex. nn & {Literary} 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227691},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000039, Ex. Nn & Literary 000821, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227691.
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P227691). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227691 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227691 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000039, ex. nn & {Literary} 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227691},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227691
LB  - CDLI:P227691
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000821, ex. 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227691
ER  -
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