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CDLI Literary 000803, ex. 003 & 000813, ex. 014 (P279444)

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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© Penn Museum

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 4684

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 6.01.10 Proverbs Collection 10 (witness); ETCSL 6.01.21 Proverbs Collectio Proverbs; nailmarks; 6x6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 45.0 wide × 24.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: right edge
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.10 Proverbs Collection 10 (witness); ETCSL 6.01.21 Proverbs Collectio Proverbs; nailmarks; 6x6 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: BPOA 9, 259

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
history: RA 99, p.13-38, p. 31 (obv.), p. 33 (rev.)

[Taylor2005proverb] Taylor, Jonathan. 2005. “The Sumerian Proverb Collections.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 99: 13–38.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: N 4684
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

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
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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (6.1.1) (6.1.1)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (6.1.1) (6.1.1)
Penn Museum (573307) (573307)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.4684) (N.4684)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P279444) (P279444)

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000803, Ex. 003 & 000813, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P279444.

CDLI Literary 000803, ex. 003 & 000813, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P279444). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279444 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000803, ex. 003 & 000813, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279444 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279444},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000803, Ex. 003 & 000813, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P279444.

CDLI Literary 000803, ex. 003 & 000813, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P279444). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279444 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000803, ex. 003 & 000813, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279444 (Accessed: October 20, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000803, ex. 003 & 000813, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279444},
}

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