| Object Number | CBS13106 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Sumerian |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Locus | Tablet HIll |
| Period | Old Babylonian Period |
| Date Made | 1900-1600 BCE |
| Section | Babylonian |
| Materials | Clay |
| Technique | Incised |
| Inscription Language | Sumerian Language |
| Description | Tablet with cuneiform inscription, containing a diaglogue between a supervisor and a scribe in a Sumerian school. In one part of the text the teacher tells the scribe: "Like a puppy you have opened your eyes; you now behave as a person should". Literary text. Edubba C. (ETCSL 5.01.03, CDLI Composite: Q000756). Man and Animals: "ca. 1800 BC Max. H. 9.8 cm Max. W. 6.0cm This tablet contains a dialogue between a supervisor and a scribe in a Sumerian school. In one part of the text the supervisor tells the scribe: "Like a puppy you have opened your eyes; you now behave as a person should." Frequent mention of dogs in literary and other types of inscriptions demonstrates that domesticated dogs played a moajor role in the every day life of the ancient Sumerians and their successors" |
| Length | 9.8 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Hermann V. Hilprecht, Babylonian Expedition to Nippur IV, 1900 |
| Other Number | P268191 - CDLI Number | B13106 - Old Museum Number | CBS 13106 - Other Number |
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