CDLI Literary 000804, ex. 001 (P231632)

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

CBS 04567 + CBS 07831 + CBS 14176 + CBS 14222

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 6.01.11 Proverbs Collection 11 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.11 Proverbs Collection 11 (witness))
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 000804 (Proverbs: collection 11) composite (P603504) Q000804 View the score

Record

P231632 leadP231632 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P231632

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 CBS 04567 + CBS 07831 + CBS 14176 + CBS 14222
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 6.1.11
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 6.1.11
Penn Museum (Penn) 580794 + 580795 + 580792 + 580793
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4567 + CBS.7831 + CBS.14222
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P231632

References

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 190, CBS 04567+

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

  • history: PBS 12, 29

    [Langdon1917PBS12] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1917. Sumerian Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 12. University Museum, Philadelphia.

  • history: PBS 13, 50 (CBS 14176)

    [Legrain1922PBS13] Legrain, Léon. 1922. Historical Fragments. Publications of the Babylonian Section 13. University Museum, Pennsylvania. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14913.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
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 000804, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231632.
CDLI Literary 000804, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P231632). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231632 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000804, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231632 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000804, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231632.
CDLI Literary 000804, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P231632). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231632 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000804, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231632 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {sep 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P231632},
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}


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