CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 (P230825)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5569

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 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Bottom left corner. Obv. proverbs, not identified. si-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kur//2 kal-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kin/ur4 [ ga#am zi//3-da-ni [ Rev. udu.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15); Bottom left corner. Obv. proverbs, not identified. si-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kur//2 kal-ga-ar nam-ba-an-kin/ur4 [ ga#am zi//3-da-ni [ Rev. udu.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Fs Westenholz (pp. 9-28), 020

    [Alster2011FsWestenholz] Alster, Bendt. 2011. “Some New Sumerian Proverbs.” In Akkade Is King : A Collection of Papers by Friends and Colleagues Presented to Aage Westenholz on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday 15th of May 2009, 118:9–28. PIHANS. Uitgaven van Het Nederlands Instituut Voor Het Nabije Oosten Te Leiden. Leiden : Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-31 at 18:12:13 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
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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 Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Lexical 000001, Ex. 057 & Literary 000821, Ex. 42 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230825.
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry (No. P230825). (2024, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230825 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230825 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230825},
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