CDLI tablet
Chester Beatty Library: 4 (2023-03-13)
Created by: Wagensonner, Klaus
Sumerian proverb collection; Old Babylonian period; CBL CT 125
Wisdom texts comprise an important part not just of Sumerian but also Akkadian literature. The Mesopotamian textual heritage attests to a plentitude of proverbs (see B. Alster, Proverbs of Ancient Sumer, 1997). This fragment in the Chester Beatty Library written in a rather minuscule script contains a collection of Sumerian proverbs which deal with a human being. Translating proverbs and transposing their idiomatic peculiarities into a modern language poses many difficulties. CDLI entry: P469476
credit: Wagensonner, Klaus
Cite this CDLI Tablet
CDLI contributors. 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. April 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/cdli-tablet/338.
CDLI contributors. (2026, April 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. https://cdli.earth/cdli-tablet/338
CDLI contributors (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Available at: https://cdli.earth/cdli-tablet/338 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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