CDLI Lexical 000052, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 083 (P279651)

Literary 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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 5327

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) School; obv. Proverbs coll.1; rev. Nigga 5x4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary, Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.01 Proverbs Collection 01 (witness) School; obv. Proverbs coll.1; rev. Nigga 5x4 lines) School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P279651
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P279651

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	35.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	N 5327
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	6.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	6.1.1
Penn Museum (Penn)	574279
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.5327
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P279651

References

history: BPOA 9, 222

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000052, Ex. Nn & Literary 000795, Ex. 083 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P279651.

CDLI Lexical 000052, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 083 artifact entry (No. P279651). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279651 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Lexical 000052, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279651 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279651},
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}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Lexical 000052, Ex. Nn & Literary 000795, Ex. 083 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P279651.

CDLI Lexical 000052, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279651 (Accessed: November 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Lexical} 000052, ex. nn & {Literary} 000795, ex. 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279651},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279651},
}

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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P279651
M1  - 2026/11/3/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P279651
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