CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 097 (P225093)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058028

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) proverb)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  2 lines broken
3. dub#-sar# eme#-gi7# [nu-mu-un-zu]-a#
4. inim bala-e me#-da# he2#-em-tum3

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) proverb) School text
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 Literary 000796 (Proverbs: collection 2 + 6) composite (P603496) Q000796 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P225093

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 2N-T0497
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 058028
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
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P225093
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P225093

References

  • history: TIM 10, 123

    [Al-Fouadi1979TIM10] Fu’adi, Abd al-Hadi. 1979. Lenticular Exercise School Texts, Part 1. Texts in the Iraq Museum 10. Baghdad: The State Organization of Antiquities.

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 042

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 170 WWW

    [Gordon1959SP] Gordon, Edmund I. 1959. Sumerian Proverbs : Glimpses of Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Museum Monograph of the University Museum. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum.

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
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 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
2008-05-26 at 01:42:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 097 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225093.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 097 artifact entry (No. P225093). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225093 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225093 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 097 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225093.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 097 artifact entry (No. P225093). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225093 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225093 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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}


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