CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 009 (P229303)

Lexical 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5084

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Literary, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Mathematical table + PC 2; Rev: OB Hh5 (geographical names and stars: Hh XX-XXII); Obv. : mathematical table (i), proverbs(ii and iii; pupil's copy). Same type as CBS 14158+ and 14159+.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  N 5084 = Gordon Proverbs Plate 56
tablet
reverse
  columns left to right
column 1
1'. [tug2] aktum(|[A].SU|)#
2'. [tug2 aktum(|A.SU|)] sag10
3'. [tug2 tu]-ba-tum
4'. [tug2] tu#-ba-tum KU?-za
5'. [tug2] nig2-dara2
6'. [tug2] nig2 BAD
7'. [tug2] nig2 USZ
8'. [tug2] nig2-gur7
9'. [tug2] nig2-du8 GISZ-ga
10'. [tug2] nig2-ba
11'. [tug2] nig2-la2
12'. [tug2] bar-si
13'. [tug2] bar-si gal
14'. [tug2] bar-si husz-a
15'. [tug2] bar-si SZID?-ma
16'. [tug2] bar#-si szu du8-a
17'. [tug2] du8-a
18'. [tug2] du8#-a ib2-ba
19'. [tug2 bar]-si# du8-a

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical, Literary, Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Mathematical table + PC 2; Rev: OB Hh5 (geographical names and stars: Hh XX-XXII); Obv. : mathematical table (i), proverbs(ii and iii; pupil's copy). Same type as CBS 14158+ and 14159+.)
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 Lexical 000041 (OB Nippur Ura 04) composite (P498271) Q000041 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229303

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5084
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
Penn Museum (Penn) 573646
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.5084
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229303
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229303

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 041

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

  • history: MSL 11, 093 F

    [Civil1974MSL11] Reiner, Erica, and Miguel Civil. 1974. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Tablets XX-XXIV. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 11. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

  • history: Gordon SP, 167 pl.56 TT

    [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.

  • history: MSL 10, 144 (G)

    [Landsberger1970MSL10] Reiner, Erica, and Benno Landsberger. 1970. The Series ḪAR-Ra = Ḫubullu. Tablets XVI, XVII, XIX and Related Texts. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 10. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-10 at 14:16:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-03-07 at 09:42:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-02 at 09:21:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 22:28:20 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2008-05-26 at 03:07:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P229303.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P229303). (2025, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229303 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 009 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229303 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P229303.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P229303). (2025, March 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229303 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 009 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229303 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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