CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 013 (P356263)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

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 6.01.03 Proverbs Collection 03 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.03 Proverbs Collection 03 (witness))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P356263
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P356263

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	35.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	3N-T0905,202
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	6.1.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	6.1.3
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	3NT.905.202
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P356263

References

history: SLFN, 83, 3N-T905,202

[Heimerdinger1979SLFN] Heimerdinger, Jane W. 1979. Sumerian Literary Fragments from Nippur. Vol. 4. Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. Philadelphia : Distributed by the Babylonian Fund, University Museum.
history: BPOA 9, 252

[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
2024-06-29 at 15:20:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-29 at 15:17:51	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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000797, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356263.

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P356263). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356263 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356263 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000797, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356263.

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P356263). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356263 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000797, ex. 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356263 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000797, ex. 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356263},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356263},
}

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