CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 (P230825)

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

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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5569

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) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Bottom left corner. Obv. proverbs, not identified. si-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kur//2 kal-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kin/ur4 [ ga#am zi//3-da-ni [ Rev. udu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Bottom left corner. Obv. proverbs, not identified. si-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kur//2 kal-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kin/ur4 [ ga#am zi//3-da-ni [ Rev. udu.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) Q000001 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P230825

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) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5569
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) 574485
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.5569
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P230825
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P230825

References

  • history: Fs Westenholz (pp. 9-28), 020

    [Alster2011FsWestenholz] Alster, Bendt. 2011. “Some New Sumerian Proverbs.” In Akkade Is King : A Collection of Papers by Friends and Colleagues Presented to Aage Westenholz on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday 15th of May 2009, 118:9–28. PIHANS. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden. Leiden : Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-31 at 18:12:13 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 15:26:27 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 057 & Literary 000821, Ex. 42 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230825.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry (No. P230825). (2024, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230825 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230825 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 057 & {Literary} 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230825},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 057 & Literary 000821, Ex. 42 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230825.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry (No. P230825). (2024, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230825 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230825 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 31},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000001, ex. 057 & {Literary} 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230825},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P230825
LB  - CDLI:P230825
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P230825
ER  -
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