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CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 (P262884)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07927 + CBS 14010

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) Proverbs Collection One)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description: le. missing, ruled
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) Proverbs Collection One)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Alster Proverbs, coll. 1, p.4

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
history: OIP 16, 005 + 007

[Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.
history: Gordon SP, p. 35, pl.17 MM

[Gordon1959SP] Gordon, Edmund I. 1959. Sumerian Proverbs : Glimpses of Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Museum Monograph of the University Museum. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 07927 + CBS 14010
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

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Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

P231485P231485

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“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262884.

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P262884). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262884 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262884 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262884},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000795, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262884.

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P262884). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262884 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000795, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262884 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).

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