CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 004 (P229741)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 03981

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 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified list; Rev: Minor proverb collection.; According to the copy, this is from the left column of the reverse. The obverse is lexical, unidentified. There seems to have been two columns on each side. This may not be from a proverb collection)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified list; Rev: Minor proverb collection.; According to the copy, this is from the left column of the reverse. The obverse is lexical, unidentified. There seems to have been two columns on each side. This may not be from a proverb collection)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster Proverbs, 293

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

  • history: ISET 2, 105 Ni 03981

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000821 (Proverbs from Nippur) composite (P481013) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000821, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229741.
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P229741). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229741 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229741 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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