CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 018 (P229709)

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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10972 + N 3877 + N 3920 + N 5820

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: Mathematical table or list; BBB = CBS 10972 + N 3920 + N 5820 + N 3877. Copy: S. Langdon, PBS 11/3, No. 27 (partial publication). Photograph: Gordon, Pl. 59. Obv. = 109- 126; rev. mathematical. (Alster). See NABU 1994/91 ()

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

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: Mathematical table or list; BBB = CBS 10972 + N 3920 + N 5820 + N 3877. Copy: S. Langdon, PBS 11/3, No. 27 (partial publication). Photograph: Gordon, Pl. 59. Obv. = 109- 126; rev. mathematical. (Alster). See NABU 1994/91 ()
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 Literary 000796 (Proverbs: collection 2 + 6) composite (P603496) Q000796 View the score

Record

P229709 leadP229709 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229709

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 10972 + N 3877 + N 3920 + N 5820
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) 585389 + 585390 + 585391 + 585392
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.10972 + N.3877 + N.3920 + N.5820
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229709

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 042

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

  • history: PBS 11/3, 027 (CBS 10972)

    [Chiera1919PBS11/3] Chiera, Edward. 1919. Lists of Personal Names from the Temple School of Nippur: Lists of Sumerian Personal Names. Publications of the Babylonian Section 11/3.

  • history: Gordon SP, 168 pl. 59 BBB

    [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 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
2023-01-19 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
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. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229709.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P229709). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229709 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229709 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229709.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P229709). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229709 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229709 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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