CDLI Literary 000818, ex. 001 (P274266)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 080001

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.26 Proverbs Collection 26 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

111.0 mm × 66.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 111.0 high × 66.0 wide
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • history: CT 58, 69

    [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.

  • history: Alster Proverbs, 278

    [Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.

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  • Museum No.: BM 080001
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0551

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-07 at 20:04:22 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000818, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274266.
CDLI Literary 000818, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P274266). (2024, December 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274266 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000818, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274266 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274266},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274266},
}


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