CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 025 (P230484)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 00024

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) Obv: Proverb collection 2; nar-ge#tug(GI$-TUG//2-PI)-bi al-gig an#e-bi al-gaz-za)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; nar-ge#tug(GI$-TUG//2-PI)-bi al-gig an#e-bi al-gaz-za) School text
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P230484

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 00024
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
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.24
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P230484

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 041

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

  • history: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 037

    [Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

  • history: Gordon SP, 165 pl.76 FF

    [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.

  • history: RT 19 (pp. 44-64), 055 12

    [Scheil1897RT19Notes] Scheil, Vincent. 1897. “Notes d’épigraphie et d’archéologie Assyriennes.” Recueil de Travaux Relatifs à La Philologie et à l’archéologie Égyptiennes et Assyriennes 19: 44–64.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 16:05:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2024-07-08 at 08:05:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:50:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:26:58 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. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230484.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P230484). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230484 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230484 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230484},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230484.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P230484). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230484 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230484 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000796, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230484},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230484},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P230484
LB  - CDLI:P230484
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P230484
ER  -
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