CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 157 (P229076)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14159 + UM 29-16-533 + UM 29-16-562

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Mathematical table + PC 2; Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Col on rev. from left to right. Obv. contains math table (i), and proverbs (ii; pupil's copy iii); see Gordon. Same type as CBS 14158+ and N 5084.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

  CBS 14159+UM 29-16-533 = MSL 07: 210 = V10 = SLT 190
tablet
  obverse Mathematical tablet and Proverb Collection 2
reverse
column 1
  3 lines traces
4. [{kusz}du10-gan] ku3
5. [{kusz}du10-gan ku3] an
6. [{kusz}du10-gan] mun
7. [{kusz}du10-gan] gazi
  2 lines traces
  rest of column broken
column 2
1. {kusz}[kir4-tab ansze]
2. {kusz}[usan3]
3. {kusz}usan3-la2
4. {kusz}KA-usan3
5. {kusz}ama-usan3
6. {kusz}[hesz5 de6]
7. {kusz}im-[...]
8. {kusz}sa-ur3
9. {kusz}sa-AB
10. {kusz#}sag#-kesz2#
11. [{kusz}bar]-e11(|[LAGAR@g].DU#|)#-de3
12. [{kusz}da]-ba
13. [{kusz}a2]-si
14. [{kusz}a2-si] gal
15. [{kusz}...]-la2
16. [kusz] arinax(|[I.LU2@s].NA|)# ku2-a
17. [kusz] arinax(|[I.LU2@s].NA#|)# nu-ku2-a
18. [{kusz}nig2-ku2]-a
19. [{kusz}nig2-nu-ku2]-a
  rest of column broken
column 3
  1 line traces
2. {uruda#}aga# kal#-ga
3. {uruda}aga tun3 asz-gar
4. {uruda}kusz3-e-DIM2
5. {uruda}gi2-dim
6. {uruda}gi2-dim tur
7. {uruda}sag11
8. {uruda}sag11 gal
9. {uruda}nig2-de2-a
10. {uruda}nig2-sud-a
11. {uruda}nig2-hi-a
12. {uruda}nig2-gid2-da
13. {uruda}nig2-ul tag-ga
14. {uruda}nig2-dim2
15. {uruda}nig2-dim2-dim2
16. {uruda}nig2#-dim2# gul
17. {uruda}nig2 izi# si-ge
18. {uruda}szir3-szir3
19. {uruda}har szir3-szir3
20. [{uruda}]murub4 szir3-szir3
21. [{uruda}]he2#-mi-gi-na
22. [{uruda}...] x-gi-na
23. [{uruda}nam]-za-qum
24. [{uruda}gag nam]-za-qum
25. [{uruda}ki-lugal]-gub
  1 line broken
  rest of column broken
column 4
1. [gir2]{zabar}
2. [gir2] szu-<i>{zabar}
3. [gir2] aszgab{zabar}
4. gir2# sun#{zabar}
5. gir2 ur3-ra#{zabar}
6. gir2 dug-gaz{zabar}
7. tu-di-tum#[{zabar}]
8. kam-kam-ma-tum{zabar(|UD#.[KA.BAR]|)#}
9. asz-me{zabar(|UD.KA.[BAR]|)#}
10. u-gun3{zabar(|UD.KA.[BAR]|)#}
11. ubur# u-gun3{zabar(|UD.KA.[BAR]|)#}
12. {d#}lama{zabar(|UD.KA.[BAR]|)#}
13. alan{zabar(|UD.KA.[BAR]|)#}
14. szukur(|IGI.KAK|){zabar(|UD.KA.BAR#|)#}
15. dalla2(|IGI.NI|){zabar}
16. szu-gur{zabar}
17. esz-gur{zabar}
18. har{zabar}
19. har szu{zabar}
20. har giri3{zabar}
21. har gal{zabar}
22. har ib2-ba{zabar}
23. ku3-babbar
24. ku3-babbar kal-ga
25. ku3-babbar a-gar5?
26. ku3-babbar u3-tu
27. ku3-babbar kuru7-ak
28. ku3-babbar pa3-ra5
29. di-tu-tum ku3 babbar
30. kam-kam-ma-tum ku3-babbar
31. u4-sar ku3-babbar
32. u-gun3 ku3-babbar
33. ubur u-gun3 ku3-babbar
34. {d}lama ku3-babbar
35. alan! ku3-babbar
36. szu-gur ku3-babbar
37. esz-gur ku3-babbar
38. szukur(|IGI.KAK|) ku3-babbar
39. dalla2(|IGI.NI|) ku3-babbar
40. har# [ku3-babbar]
41. [...] ku3#-babbar#
42. [...] ku3-babbar
43. [...] ku3-babbar
44. [nig2]-luh# ku3-babbar
45. [ku3]-sig17
46. ku3-sig17 husz-a
47. ku3-sig17 si-sa2
48. ku3-sig17 lu-ub2 sar-da
49. ku3-sig17 sahar-ba
50. ku3-sig17 sahar-ba kur-ra
51. ku3-sig17 1(u)-ta-a
52. ku3#-sig17 9(disz)-ta-a
53. ku3#-sig17 8(disz)-ta-a
54. ku3#-sig17 7(disz)-ta-a
55. [ku3]-sig17 6(disz)-ta-a
56. [ku3]-sig17 5(disz)-ta-a
57. [ku3]-sig17# 4(disz)-ta-a
58. [ku3-sig17] 3(disz)-ta-a
59. [ku3-sig17] 2(disz)-ta-[a]
60. [tu-di]-tum# ku3#-sig17#
61. [kam-kam-ma]-tum#? ku3#-[sig17]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Mathematical table + PC 2; Rev: OB Hh2 (reed, vessels, clay, leather, metal: Hh 8-12); Col on rev. from left to right. Obv. contains math table (i), and proverbs (ii; pupil's copy iii); see Gordon. Same type as CBS 14158+ and N 5084.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 041

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

  • history: OIP 11, 190 (rev. only)

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 11. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • history: MSL 7, 210 (V12), 230 (V10, rev. only)

    [Civil1959MSL7] Reiner, Erica, and Miguel Civil. 1959. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Tablets VIII-XII. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 7. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • history: Gordon SP, 166 pl. 51 MM

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14159 + UM 29-16-533 + UM 29-16-562
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2008-05-26 at 02:44:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000040 (OB Nippur Ura 02) composite (P498270) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P229076 leadP229076 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000040, Ex. Nn & Literary 000796, Ex. 157 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229076.
CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 157 artifact entry (No. P229076). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229076 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 157 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229076 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000040, ex. nn & {Literary} 000796, ex. 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229076},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229076},
}


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