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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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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 132.0 high × 74.0 wide
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1922-0179
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 08:45:16 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:32:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:29:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“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 27, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345816},
}


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