CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 028 (P274263)
Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM 058648Provenience
Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
26.0 mm × 49.0 mm
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 26.0 high × 49.0 wide
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- Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.05 Proverbs Collection 05 (witness))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: CT 58, 67a
[Alster1990CT58] Alster, Bendt, and Markham J. Geller. 1990. Sumerian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 58. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.
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- Museum No.: BM 058648
- Accession No.: 1882-07-14, 3057
- Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2005-08-28 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | 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 (6.1.5) (6.1.5)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (6.1.5) (6.1.5)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.58648) (BM.58648)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P274263) (P274263)
- The British Museum Collection (W_1882-0714-3057) (W_1882-0714-3057)
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000799, Ex. 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274263.
CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 028 artifact entry (No. P274263). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274263 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274263 (Accessed: August 30, 2025).
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