CDLI Lexical 000055, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 161 (P229447)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 05077

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 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: P-Ea)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: P-Ea)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229447

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 05077
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 6.1.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 6.1.2
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.5077
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229447
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229447

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 043

    [Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

  • history: MSL 14, 023 Fi

    [Civil1979MSL14] Civil, Miguel. 1979. Ea A = Naqu, Aa A = Naqu, with Their Forerunners and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 14.

  • history: photo Lieberman P-Ea Istanbul

    [sec33013] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:26:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000055, Ex. Nn & Literary 000796, Ex. 161 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229447.
CDLI Lexical 000055, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 161 artifact entry (No. P229447). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229447 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000055, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 161 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229447 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229447},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000055, Ex. Nn & Literary 000796, Ex. 161 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229447.
CDLI Lexical 000055, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 161 artifact entry (No. P229447). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229447 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000055, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 161 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229447 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000055, ex. nn & {Literary} 000796, ex. 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229447},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229447
ER  -
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