CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 023 (P010233)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070204 +

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010233

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number AbS-T 0393 + AbS-T 0305
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 070204 +
Accession Number

References

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Šurruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection. Vol. 2. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: Mesopotamia 3, 137-144

    [Alster1975Mes3] Alster, Bendt. 1975. Studies in Sumerian Proverbs. Vol. 3. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

    (neue Texte)


  • history: Alster RA 076 (p. 191)

    [Alster1982RA76] Alster, Bendt. 1982. “Recent Éditions of Sumerian Literary Fragments.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76.

    (neue Texte)


  • history: Alster ED Proverbs, 32-34

    [Alster1991EDProverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1991. “Early Dynastic Proverbs and Other Contributions to the Study of Literary Texts from Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” Archiv Für Orientforschung, no. 38/39: 1–51.

    (Kollationen zu IAS 256+)


  • history: JCS 20 (pp. 73-88), 1966, 78

    [Biggs1966JCS20] Biggs, Robert D. 1966. “ The Abū Ṣalābīkh Tablets. A Preliminary Survey.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 20 (2): 73–88. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359031.

  • history: OIP 99, 256 + 323

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: RA 60 (pp. 1-16), 5ff.

    [Civil1966-UB8NQWNR] Civil, Miguel, and Robert D. Biggs. 1966. “Notes Sur Des Textes Sumériens Archaïques.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 60 (1): 1–16. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23283533.

  • history: JNES 43 (pp. 281- 298), 282-283

    [Civil1984JNES43] Civil, Miguel. 1984. “Notes on the ‘Instructions of Šuruppak.’” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 43 (4): 281–98. https://doi.org/10.1086/373090.

  • history: AuOr 5 (pp. 207-210)

    [Civil1987AuOr5] Civil, Miguel. 1987. “More Additional Fragments of the Instructions for Šurruppak.” Aula Orientalis 5: 207–10.

  • history: Wilcke 1978

    [sec3060] N.d.

  • history: Alster 1987 (neue Texte)

    [sec3063] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 13:52:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 10:50:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 10:42:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 10:35:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 10:33:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 10:17:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 10:14:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:04:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-30 at 10:03:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:57:22 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
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010233.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P010233). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010233 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010233 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010233},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010233.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P010233). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010233 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010233 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010233},
}

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