CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 022 (P231564)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058512

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 6.01.03 Proverbs Collection 03 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 3; Rev: Not preserved)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.03 Proverbs Collection 03 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 3; Rev: Not preserved)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P231564
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P231564

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number	3N-T0487
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 058512
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	6.1.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	6.1.3
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P231564

References

history: Alster Proverbs, 076 B

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Veldhuis, Niek	Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000797, Ex. 022 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231564.

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 022 artifact entry (No. P231564). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231564 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231564 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000797, Ex. 022 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231564.

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 022 artifact entry (No. P231564). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231564 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231564 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231564},
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