CDLI Literary 000815, ex. 002 (P459186)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 05828

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.23 Proverbs Collection 23 (witness) Proverbs coll. 23)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.23 Proverbs Collection 23 (witness) Proverbs coll. 23)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P459186
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P459186

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number	YBC 05828
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-019893
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	YBC.5828
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P459186

References

history: Alster Proverbs, 270 B

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2013-10-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000815, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459186.

CDLI Literary 000815, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P459186). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459186 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Literary 000815, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459186 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000815, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459186.

CDLI Literary 000815, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P459186). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459186 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Literary 000815, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459186 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).

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