CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 111 (P230522)

Literary 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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-343

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Obv. SP 2.152-153. Rev. gi#.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

reverse
column 1
1. gesz si#-[...]
2. gesz ansze#-[...]
3. gesz dim-[...]
column 2
1. gesz kab#-bar#
2. gesz gigir
3. gesz e2-gigir#
4. [...] gigir#
5. [...] gigir#
column 3
1. [...] gag-sal4#
2. [...] za-ra-gag-sal4
3. gesz umbin-gag-sal4
4. gesz# szid#-du10-gar-ra
5. gesz# szid#-du10-bar-ra
6. gesz szid#-du10#-[...]-sza3#-ga
7. gesz mar-gid2-da

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Obv. SP 2.152-153. Rev. gi#.)
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 Lexical 000039 (OB Nippur Ura 01) composite (P498269) Q000039 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P230522

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) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 29-15-343
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) 566072
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.29-15-343
Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT) P230522
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P230522

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:30:01 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
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2008-05-26 at 03:48:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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 Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 111 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230522.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 111 artifact entry (No. P230522). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230522 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 111 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230522 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 111 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230522.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 111 artifact entry (No. P230522). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230522 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 111 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230522 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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