CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 020 (P229711)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13609

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 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: Model contract; Photograph: Gordon, Pl. 61. Obv. = 135-140; rev. model contracts. (Alster). Houses.)

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Sumerian

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  • Genre(s): Literary > Wisdom or proverb (ETCSL 6.01.02 Proverbs Collection 02 (witness) Obv: Proverb collection 2; Rev: Model contract; Photograph: Gordon, Pl. 61. Obv. = 135-140; rev. model contracts. (Alster). Houses.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • N.d. [Gordon, Edmund, SP (1959) 168 pl.61 EEE (1563960)]

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000796, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229711.

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P229711). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229711 (Original work published 2003)

CDLI Literary 000796, ex. 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P229711 (Accessed: April 1, 2023).

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