CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 076 (P255701)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-13-811

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 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) School exercise; [] gi-na da//[g]i-na[/[]ti-ni?[]; 5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

74.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 34.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) School exercise; [] gi-na da//[g]i-na[/[]ti-ni?[]; 5 lines) School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P255701
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P255701

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	74.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 34.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment lenticular, left side

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	UM 29-13-811
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	6.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	6.1.1
Penn Museum (Penn)	565525
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.29-13-811
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P255701

References

history: BPOA 9, 219

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 076 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255701.

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 076 artifact entry (No. P255701). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255701 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255701 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 076 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255701.

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 076 artifact entry (No. P255701). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255701 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255701 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255701},
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