CDLI Lexical 000057, ex. nn & Literary 000813, ex. 013 & 000827, ex. 008 (P229686)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30175

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 5.06.09 Fowler and Wife (witness); ETCSL 6.01.21 Proverbs Collection 21 (w Obverse 'fowler and his wife': PC 21. Rev. right side math., left side P-Diri. Obv.(provisional): [ ] u//4-za ka# in-tuk-ma ku-li-ni-ir gu//3 de//2-ne i//3-DU ku-li-ni-ir igi nu-mu-ni-du//8-am//3 e-ne lu//2 bar-ra (traces))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 5.06.09 Fowler and Wife (witness); ETCSL 6.01.21 Proverbs Collection 21 (w Obverse 'fowler and his wife': PC 21. Rev. right side math., left side P-Diri. Obv.(provisional): [ ] u//4-za ka# in-tuk-ma ku-li-ni-ir gu//3 de//2-ne i//3-DU ku-li-ni-ir igi nu-mu-ni-du//8-am//3 e-ne lu//2 bar-ra (traces))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P229686
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P229686

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number	3N-T0168
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number	OIM A30175
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI)	3b89ab3e-b571-47ca-a63c-7ca7c89454b2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	5.6.9
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	5.6.9
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P229686

References

history: MSL 15, 15 (2004) 009 A1

[Civil2004MSL15] Civil, Miguel. 2004. The Series DIRI = (w)Atru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 15. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 12:45:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000057, Ex. Nn & Literary 000813, Ex. 013 & 000827, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229686.

CDLI Lexical 000057, ex. nn & Literary 000813, ex. 013 & 000827, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P229686). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229686 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Lexical 000057, ex. nn & Literary 000813, ex. 013 & 000827, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229686 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Lexical 000057, Ex. Nn & Literary 000813, Ex. 013 & 000827, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229686.

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229686},
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