CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 077 (P417390)

Wisdom or proverb tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 925.062.501

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Proverb)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 97.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 97.0 wide
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, 043

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

  • history: Gordon SP, 519 pl.78 HHHH

    [Gordon1959SP] Gordon, Edmund I. 1959. Sumerian Proverbs : Glimpses of Everyday Life in Ancient Mesopotamia. Museum Monograph of the University Museum. University of Pennsylvania. University Museum.

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  • Museum No.: ROM 925.062.501
  • Accession No.: D0497

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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 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 077 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P417390.
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 077 artifact entry (No. P417390). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P417390 (Original work published 2011)
CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 077 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P417390 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P417390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P417390},
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