CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 026 (P231687)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Obv: Unidentified proverb collection.; Rev: Not preserved; Both IM unaccesioned.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Composite Number	Score
CDLI Literary 000821 (Proverbs from Nippur) composite (P481013)	Q000821	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P231687
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P231687

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	3N-T0232 + 3N-T0244
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number	unknown
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	6.2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	6.2.1
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P231687

References

history: Alster Proverbs, 304,

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

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000821, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231687.

CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P231687). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231687 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231687 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000821, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P231687.

CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P231687). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P231687 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P231687 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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