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CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 039 (P278120)

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

N 3059

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 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Literary; proverbs?; 7x3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: upper edge, 2 cols
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  • Museum No.: N 3059
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000821 (Proverbs from Nippur) composite (P481013) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000821, Ex. 039 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278120.
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 039 artifact entry (No. P278120). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278120 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000821, ex. 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278120 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000821, ex. 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278120},
}


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