CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 166 & 000797, ex. 049 (P229717)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1437

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness); ETCSL 6.01.03 Proverbs Collectio)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness); ETCSL 6.01.03 Proverbs Collectio)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229717

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1437
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
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229717
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1437
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120081224

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 043

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

  • history: TMH NF 3, 48

    [Bernhardt1961TMHNF3] Bernhardt, Inez, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1961. Sumerische Literarische Texte Aus Nippur. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, Neue Folge 3. Berlin : Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: Gordon SP, 520 QQQQ

    [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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
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
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 166 & 000797, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229717.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 166 & 000797, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P229717). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229717 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 166 & 000797, ex. 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229717 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229717},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 166 & 000797, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229717.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 166 & 000797, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P229717). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229717 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 166 & 000797, ex. 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229717 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000796, ex. 166 & 000797, ex. 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229717},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229717},
}


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