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CDLI Literary 000802, ex. 003 (P231624)

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 09797 + UM 29-15-512 (+) N 4304

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 6.01.09 Proverbs Collection 09 (witness) SP coll. 9; 11x8x8x4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, 176 B coll.9

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

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 176, N 4304

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

  • history: ISET 2, 9-15-512

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 09797 + UM 29-15-512 (+) N 4304
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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:

P231624 lead; quasi-join noted by Veldhuis JAOS 120, 392; noting also that Ist Ni 9867 might be part of same tablet.P231624 lead; quasi-join noted by Veldhuis JAOS 120, 392; noting also that Ist Ni 9867 might be part of same tablet.

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000802, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231624.
CDLI Literary 000802, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P231624). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231624 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000802, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231624 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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