CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 (P278675)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3659 + N 5696

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ni2-te#-[...]
2'. dumu iri-na mu#-[...]
3'. pa-bi i3-ku5-ru-ne# [...]
4'. ur2 hur-sag-ga2-[...]
5'. ni2#-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ninda# gu7#-zu#-ne he2-gu7-[x]
2'. [x] nag#-zu-ne he2-na8#-[x]
3'. [x]-zu#-e-ne-ka me-te-asz he2-em-mi-gal2#
4'. [...] 1(disz)#-am3 a-sza3-sze3 ba-an-szum2
5'. [...]-kam#-ma i7-da#-sze3# ba-an-szum2
6'. [...]-kam#-ma gesz-gi-sze3 ba-an-szum2
7'. [...]-ma# ur-mah-sze3 ba-an-szum2
8'. [...] x-sze3 ba-an-szum2
9'. [...]-sze3 ba-an-szum2
10'. [...] ba#-[x x]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000365 (Gilgamesh and Huwawa A) composite (P480190) Q000365 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278675

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
center

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3659 + N 5696
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.8.1.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.8.1.5
Penn Museum (Penn) 573999 + 573998
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3659 + N.5696
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278675

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-01-24 at 21:15:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278675.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry (No. P278675). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278675 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278675 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278675},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278675.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry (No. P278675). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278675 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278675 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278675},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P278675
LB  - CDLI:P278675
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278675
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