CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 024 (P229716)

Mathematical 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

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

OIM A29980 + IM 057976,b

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) metrol. table, proverbs; Sic. There are two tablets numbered IM 57976 acc. to 2N catalogue. The two fragments do not seem to come from the same area (2N-T 385 is from TB 75 I 1?; 2N-T 383 is TB 63 I 1 House D). But notice the question mark.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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This artifact is composed of fragments.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Scholarly or scientific > Mathematical, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) metrol. table, proverbs; Sic. There are two tablets numbered IM 57976 acc. to 2N catalogue. The two fragments do not seem to come from the same area (2N-T 385 is from TB 75 I 1?; 2N-T 383 is TB 63 I 1 House D). But notice the question mark.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Alster Proverbs, 043

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
history: Gordon SP, 519 pl.74 NNNN

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A29980 + IM 057976,b
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Excavation No: 2N-T0383 + 2N-T0385
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Oriental Institute Integrated Database (9e64d9dd-a942-4321-9c56-20fbe155aecb) (9e64d9dd-a942-4321-9c56-20fbe155aecb)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (6.1.2) (6.1.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (6.1.2) (6.1.2)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P229716) (P229716)

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P229716 lead; join suggested by Veldhuis (Proverbs p.43)P229716 lead; join suggested by Veldhuis (Proverbs p.43)

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229716.

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P229716). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229716 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229716 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229716.

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P229716). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229716 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229716 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

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