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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
N 3059Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Literary; proverbs?; 7x3 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.02.01 Proverbs from Nippur (witness) Literary; proverbs?; 7x3 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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- Museum No.: N 3059
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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 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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| 2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | Penn Museum | 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 (6.2.1) (6.2.1)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (6.2.1) (6.2.1)
- Penn Museum (571859) (571859)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (N.3059) (N.3059)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P278120) (P278120)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| 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: October 29, 2025).
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