CDLI Lexical 000047, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 084 (P229309)

Literary 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

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058566

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 1; Rev: OB Lú)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse?
column 1
  broken
column 2
1'. SAL# gu3-mur-ak#
2'. SAL szu-gi4
3'. dam-ban3-da
4'. nam-lukur
5'. kar-kid
6'. kar#-kid#-mu?#-gub?#
7'. kar#-kid#-suhub?#-si#
8'. kar#-kid#-gi#-te?#-[x]
  traces
10'. kar#-da#-gub#-[ba]
11'. kar-[nigin2]
12'. e-[nigin2]
13'. pa5#-[nigin2]
14'. a-gar3-[nigin2]
15'. [...]
16'. [...]
column 3
1'. mi#-[zum]
2'. [nam]-dumu?#-[x]
3'. inim#-ga2-ga2#
4'. u3#-tu#
5'. u3#-nu?#-tu#?
6'. GAN2-gig-du11#-ga#
7'. a-ra-ah#
8'. a-ra-ah#
9'. du10-[nir]
10'. a-ri-[a]
11'. dam#
12'. dam#
13'. dam#-dam#
14'. dam#-gurusz#
15'. nitalam#
16'. murub5#
17'. muru5(|SAL#.UD.EDIN#|)
18'. nimgir-si#
19'. uszbar(|UR2xGAN2@t#|)#
20'. e2#-gi4#-a#
21'. dag#-gi4#-a#
22'. e#-ri#-ib#
23'. ma#-[la]
  traces
25'. [...]
column 4
1'. [sze]-ba#
2'. [i3]-ba#
3'. [siki] ba?#
4'. [nig2]-ba#
5'. [x]-la2#
6'. si#-il-la2
7'. si#-il-la2
8'. kuru7#
9'. erin2#
10'. [erin2]-bu#-ra#
11'. [erin2]-gal#-[gal]
12'. erin2#-sa-gi4?#-a?#
13'. kusz7
14'. kiri4#-dab#
15'. ad4#
16'. [ku5]-ku5#-ra2#
17'. ib2#-ku5
18'. NAGAR#?-ku5
  could be ti#-
  traces
  MSL 12 read ga-dam
20'. x la2 HI#
21'. x-ti-il#
22'. szir#-dili
23'. i#-bi#-za#
  traces
  MSL 12 read [x]-me?#-x
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 1; Rev: OB Lú)
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 000047 (OB Nippur Lu2) composite (P481702) Q000047 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229309

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0584
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 058566
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 6.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 6.1.1
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P229309
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229309

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, Coll. 1, p.5

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 492 pl. 26 JJJ, IM 058566

    [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 12, 031 Z'

    [Landsberger1969MSL12] Landsberger, Benno, Erica Reiner, and Marcel Sigrist. 1969. A Reconstruction of Sumerian and Akkadian Lexical Lists. Materials for Sumerian Lexicon 12. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

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 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
2008-05-26 at 03:07:48 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 Lexical 000047, Ex. Nn & Literary 000795, Ex. 084 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229309.
CDLI Lexical 000047, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 084 artifact entry (No. P229309). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229309 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000047, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229309 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229309},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000047, Ex. Nn & Literary 000795, Ex. 084 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229309.
CDLI Lexical 000047, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 084 artifact entry (No. P229309). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229309 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000047, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229309 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000047, ex. nn & {Literary} 000795, ex. 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229309},
}


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ID  - P229309
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M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - CDLI Lexical 000047, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P229309
ER  -
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