CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 158 & Mathematical 002433, ex. nn (P229707)

Mathematical 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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11080 + CBS 19825 + CBS 19832 (+) CBS 19816

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: Metrological table or list; II = CBS 11080 + CBS 19816 + CBS 19825 + CBS 19832. Photograph: Gordon, Pl. 48. Obv. = 65-69 (forth line); rev. mathematical. (Alster).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: Metrological table or list; II = CBS 11080 + CBS 19816 + CBS 19825 + CBS 19832. Photograph: Gordon, Pl. 48. Obv. = 65-69 (forth line); rev. mathematical. (Alster).)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

P229707 leadP229707 lead

CDLI number	P229707
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P229707

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 11080 + CBS 19825 + CBS 19832 (+) CBS 19816
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)	585416 + 585419 + 585417 + 585418
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.11080 + CBS.19825 + CBS.19832 + CBS.19816
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P229707

References

history: Alster Proverbs, 041

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
history: Gordon SP, 165 pl.48 II

[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
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	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
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
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 158 & Mathematical 002433, Ex. Nn Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229707.

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 158 & Mathematical 002433, ex. nn artifact entry (No. P229707). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229707 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 158 & Mathematical 002433, ex. nn artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229707 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229707},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 158 & Mathematical 002433, Ex. Nn Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229707.

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 158 & Mathematical 002433, ex. nn artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229707 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229707},
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