CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 037 (P459173)

Wisdom or proverb tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04604

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 6.01.05 Proverbs Collection 05 (witness) Proverbs)

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Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Alster Proverbs, 120

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

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-10-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000799, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P459173.
CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P459173). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P459173 (Original work published 2013)
CDLI Literary 000799, ex. 037 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P459173 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	month = {sep 2},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P459173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P459173},
}


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