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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-13-811Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / 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)
SumerianMeasurements
74.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 34.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 74.0 high × 45.0 wide × 34.0 thick
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: lenticular, left side
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- 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)
- This text is a school text.
- Language(s): Sumerian
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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.
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- Museum No.: UM 29-13-811
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (6.1.1) (6.1.1)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (6.1.1) (6.1.1)
- Penn Museum (565525) (565525)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-811) (UM.29-13-811)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P255701) (P255701)
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Cite this Artifact
“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: December 30, 2025).
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