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CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 016 (P252258)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3317

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Early Dynastic Proverb Collection 1 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (Early Dynastic Proverb Collection 1 (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Volk, Konrad (forthcoming)

[sec46360] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 3317
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Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P252258) (P252258)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 006205 (ED Proverb Collection 1) composite (P481102)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 006205, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252258.

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P252258). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252258 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252258 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252258},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 006205, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252258.

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P252258). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252258 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252258 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252258},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P252258
LB  - CDLI:P252258
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 006205, ex. 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252258
ER  -