CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 145 (P280964)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
N 7230Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) 2 lines.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
34.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 10.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 34.0 high × 33.0 wide × 10.0 thick
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: 1 side preserved, ruled.
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- Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) 2 lines.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: BPOA 9, 233
[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
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- Museum No.: N 7230
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | Penn Museum | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (6.1.2) (6.1.2)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (6.1.2) (6.1.2)
- Penn Museum (576005) (576005)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (N.7230) (N.7230)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P280964) (P280964)
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Cite this Artifacts
“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 145 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280964.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 145 artifact entry (No. P280964). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280964 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 145 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280964 (Accessed: April 1, 2026).
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