CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 047 (P231522)

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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5433 + N 5440 + UM 29-16-556 + UM 29-16-557

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) School exercise; SP coll. 2)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) School exercise; SP coll. 2) 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

P231522 lead; Peterson email 18.11.2014P231522 lead; Peterson email 18.11.2014

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P231522

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 5433 + N 5440 + UM 29-16-556 + UM 29-16-557
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) 575191 + 575193 + 575192 + 575190
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.5433 + N.5440 + UM.29-16-556 + UM.29-16-557
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P231522

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), 033, 34

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 166 pl.52 NN

    [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: BPOA 9, 239 (N 5440)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 047 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231522.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 047 artifact entry (No. P231522). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231522 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231522 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231522},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 047 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231522.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 047 artifact entry (No. P231522). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231522 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231522 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000796, ex. 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231522},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P231522},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P231522
LB  - CDLI:P231522
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 047 artifact entry
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