CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 006 (P231459)

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, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04085 + Ist Ni 04432 + Ist Ni 09804

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 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 1; Rev: Proverb collection 1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

170.0 mm × 220.0 mm

Has fragments

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 170.0 high × 220.0 wide
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, Coll. 1 p. 3

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 031, pl.1-2 A

    [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: Belleten 16, p.355-365, pl. 67-70

    [Kramer1952five] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1952. “Five New Sumerian Literary Texts.” Belleten 16: 355–65.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 04085 + Ist Ni 04432 + Ist Ni 09804
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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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P231459 lead; join: Gordon SP p. 31P231459 lead; join: Gordon SP p. 31

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231459.
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P231459). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231459 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231459 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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