CDLI Literary 000817, ex. 001 (P345816)

Wisdom or proverb tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1922-0179

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.25 Proverbs Collection 25 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

132.0 mm × 74.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.25 Proverbs Collection 25 (witness))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P345816
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P345816

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	132.0 mm × 74.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Ashm 1922-0179
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	6.1.25
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	6.1.25
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P345816

References

history: Alster Proverbs, 275

[Alster1997Proverbs] Alster, Bendt. 1997. Proverbs of Ancient Sumer: The World’s Earliest Proverb Collection.
history: OECT 5, 35

[Gurney1976OECT5] Gurney, Oliver R., and Samuel N. Kramer. 1976. Sumerian Literary Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 5. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000817, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345816.

CDLI Literary 000817, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345816). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345816 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000817, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345816 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000817, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345816.

CDLI Literary 000817, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345816). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345816 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000817, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345816 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345816},
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