CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 020 (P345843)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 2110

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

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
1. [...] ka uszum-gal-la-kam
2. [x]-ni# igi pirig-ga2-kam
3. |GISZ.GABA|#-a-ni a-gi6 du7#-du7#-dam
4. [x x]-ni gisz-gi bi2-gu7-a lu2 nu-mu-da-te-ge26-e-dam
5. [...] ur#-mah! lu2 gu7-a usz2 nu-ra!-sig7-ge-dam#
6. [...]-e kur-sze3 u5 ge26-e iri-sze3 ga-u5
7. [...]-zu# ga-na-ab-be2 zu2-zu2 he2-li9-li9
8. [...] ga#-an-na-ab-be2 er2-zu he2-sze8-sze8
9. [...] mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
10. [...] lu2 2(disz) e-usz2-en
11. [...] lu2 nu-ku3-da
12. [...] lu2 nu-szu2-szu2
13. x [...] izi nu-te-en-te-en
14. za#-e ge26#-[...] ge26#-e za-e ga-ra-ab-dah a-na-me lu2 ba-an-tumu4
15. ba-su-[x x] ba-su-a-ba!
16. u4 {gisz}[...] ba-su-a-ba
17. {gisz}x-[...] ba#-su#-a-ba#!
18. {gisz}ma2#-[...]-sza3-gal2-la [...] i3-in-dab5
19. ga2#-[...]-re7#-en-[...]-du8#-ru-ne-esz
20. tukum#-[...]-de3#-en
21. ni2# [...]-a
22. x [...]-a
23. [...]-de3
24. [...] x
25. [...]-be2
26. [...]-bi2#-ib
27. [...]-be2#
28. [...] x NE [...]-NE#-en
29. [...]
30. [...]-ku4-ku4
31. [...]-mu#-na-ab-be2
32. [...]-lugal#-ban3!-da
33. [...]-zu! x / [...]-zu# he2-me-[x]
34. [...]-in-ku4-ku4
35. [...] su-za!-a! [...]
36. [...] mu-na-[...]
37. [...] mu-un-da!-re7#-[x]-am3#
38. pa#-[...]-bi# ib2-szir3-re-ne
39. ur2 hur-sag#-[...]-nu2#-u3#-ne#
40. ni2#-[...] mu-na!-ra-ba#
41. dumu# [...] mu-un-da-su8#-[x x]
42. pa#-[...] ib2#-szir3-re-ne ur2-sag-ga2-ke4 [...]-nu2#-u3-ne!
43. ni2-te-a-ni 3(disz)-kam#-ma mu-un-ma-ra-ba
44. dumu iri-na{ki!} mu-un-da-SU8-ge-esz x [...]
45. pa-bi mu-un-ku5-ru-ne a2-bi ib2-ku5-ru-ne ur2-hur-sag-ga2-[...]
46. ni2#-te-<a-ni> 4(disz)-kam-ma mu-na-ra-ba
47. dumu iri-na{ki!} mu-un-<da>-SU8-ge-[x x]
48. pa-bi mu-un-ku5-ru-ne a2-bi ib2-ku5-ru-ne ur2-hur-sag#-[...]
49. ni2-te-a-ni 5(disz)-kam-ma mu-na-ra#-[x]
reverse
1. dumu iri-na{ki!} [...]-SU8-ge-esz
2. pa-bi mu-un-ku5-ru-ne a2-bi ib2-ku5-ru-ne
3. ni2 te-a-ni 6(disz)-kam-ma mu-na-ra-ba
4. dumu iri-na mu-un-da-<SU8>-ge-esz
5. pa-bi mu-un-ku5-ru-ne a2-bi ib2-ku5-ru-ne
6. ni2-te-a-ni 7(disz)-kam-ma mu-til-la-ba da-ga-na ba-e-te
7. musz-gar3-gesztin-na-gin7 murgu-na im-ta-[...]
8. ne mu-un-su-ub-ba-gin7 [x]-na# tibir#-ra bi2-ra
9. {d}hu-wa-wa [...]-da-zalag
10. am# dab5-ba-gin7 [x] bi2#-in-szub
11. gurusz# dab5-ba-gin7 [...]-un#-la2-la2
12. [x]-hu#-wa-wa er2 im-ma-pa3 x [...] A GUR
13. [x]-bil4#-ga-mes szu# ba#-am3#-mu-u8
14. [...] inim ga-mu-na-ab-du11
15. [...]-da#-gu10 nu-zu a-a bulug3-ga2 nu-[x]
16. [...]-tu-de3-en za-e i3-bulug3-[x]
17. [...]-mes# zi an-na <mu-un>-pa3 zi ki-a mu-un-pa3 zi#-[...]-pa3#
18. [x x]-wa#!? szu-sze3 ba!(MA)-an#?-dab5 ki za nam#-[...]
19. [...]-bil4-ga-mes dumu-{d}nin-sun2!-kam sza3-ga-ni# [...]
20. [x]-da#-ni en-ki-du10-ra gu3 [...]
21. [x x]-ki-du10 muszen dab5-ba gud3#-[...]
22. gurusz dab5-ba ur2 ama-ni-sze3 he2-gi4#-[x]
23. za-e dab5-ba ur2#-ama-zu nu-ub-[...]
24. ur#-sag dab5!-ba szu bar-ra en# dab5-ba# ge6-par3-ra [x x]
25. gudu4 dab5!-ba hi-li-sze3 gur-ra UD# ul#-le2-a-ta [...]
26. x# GAL! mu?-un#-[...]
27. [...] mu-un#-[...]
28. [...] du11-ga-ni-sze3 gesztu2-ga-ni# [...]
29. {d}hu-wa-wa {d}en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un#-[...]
30. ga2-ra en-ki-du10 inim-kur2 mu#-[...]-hul#
31. lu2 hug sza3-gal im-ma-hug eger gaba-ri us2-sa a-na-asz-am3 inim mu-na#-hul#-[x]
32. ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-x-x-a?-a
33. {d}en-ki-du10 lipisz bal-a-ni gu2#-ni im-da-ku5
34. sza3 {tug2}a-ga2-<la2>-sze3 im-da-szub
35. igi {d}en-lil2-la2#-[x] i-ni-in-ku4-re
36. igi# {d}en-lil2#-[x]-sze3# ka ki su-ub-ba!(DA)-ni-ta
37. {tug2}a2-ga2#-la2 bi2-in-szub sag-du-ni bi2-in-e3-de3
38. igi {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3!(KU) im-ma-ni-in-gar-re-esz
39. {d}en-lil2-le sag-du {d}hu-wa-wa igi ba-ni-in-du8-a
40. inim {d}bil4-ga-mes sza3 bi2-in-dab5#
41. a-na-<asz>-am3 ur5-gin7 i3-ak-en-ze2-en
42. ba-du11-ga-ke4-esz mu-ni ki-ta ha-lam-ke4-esz
43. igi-zu-ne-ne he2-bi2-ib-tusz
44. ninda gu7-zu-ne-a he2-bi2-ib2-gu7
45. a nag-zu-ne-a he2-bi2-ib-nag
46. {d}en-lil2 ki-tusz-a-ni-ta me-lam2-an-na-ni mu-na-[x x]-ba
47. me-lem4-ma-ni 1(disz)-kam-ma i7#-[x] ba#-an-sum
48. me-lem4-ma-ni 2(disz)-kam-ma x#-sze3 ba-an-sum
49. me-lem4-ma-ni 3(disz)-kam-ma x-x-ma?-na-sze3 ba-an-sum
50. me-lem4-ma-ni 4(disz)-kam-ma ur-mah-sze3 ba?-an-sum
51. me-lem4-ma-ni 5(disz)#-kam-ma za-asz2-da-sze3 ba-an-sum
52. me-lem4-ma-ni [x x]-ma# hur-sag-sze3 ba-an-sum
53. me-lem4-ma-ni [x x]-ma {d}nun-gal ba-an-[x]
54. ib2-taka-me-lem4-ma# [x x] bil4-ga-mes x x DU ab da DU x# x#
55. kal-ga {d#}[...] za3-mi2 {d}en-ki-du10! [x x]
56. {d}[x] za3-[x]

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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/P345843

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands
Museum Number LB 2110
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
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345843

References

  • history: TLB 2, 4

    [vanDijk1957TLB2] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1957. Textes Divers. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 2. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-16 at 16:49:05 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-05-14 at 06:00:37 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345843.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P345843). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345843 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345843 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345843},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345843.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P345843). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345843 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345843 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345843},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345843},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345843
LB  - CDLI:P345843
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 020 artifact entry
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