CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 (P231516)

Wisdom or proverb 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

Cite
Metadata history
Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03804

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; Rev: Not preserved)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: Not preserved)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P231516

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 03804
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) 578960
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.3804
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P231516

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), 023

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 164 pl.46 DD

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231516.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P231516). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231516 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231516 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231516},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P231516
LB  - CDLI:P231516
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P231516
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231516.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P231516). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231516 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231516 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231516},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P231516
LB  - CDLI:P231516
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P231516
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.