CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 (P356085)

Literary 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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 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

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [x] arhusz#-a-gin7 arhusz# [...]
2. [x]-sag# dumu ama dili-[...]
3. [x]-am3# szesz-gal-bi szu pirig#-ga2 umbin hu-ri2-in#-na
4. [x]-ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-ka mu-ni-ib-tum2-tum2-mu
5. [x x] sag3-ge hul2#-la-gin7 [x]-ma#-na-ni-in-gar
6. [x x]-bil3-ga-mes-e hul2#-la-gin7 im-ma-na-[x]-in#-gar
7. [x x]-na# lu2 dili-gin7 si gu3# ba#-ni-ra
8. [...]-ba#-gin7 ka tesz2 [x x]-in-du3
9. [x x] e2#-a-ni-sze3# [x x] ama-a-ni-sze3
10. [...] x [...]-sze3 [...]-AG#-esz
11. [...]-a-ni-sze3
12. [...]-na#
13. [...]-sag#-ga2-ke4# [...]
14. [...]-ma# in-di3-bal [x x] sza3-ga-ni nu-mu-ni-in#-pa3#
15. [...]-kam#-ma bal-e-da#-ni# [x x] sza3-ga-ni mu-ni-in-pa3
16. [x x]-un#-tar ki nu!-un-kin
17. [...] x x x [...]-ge

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

join noted by Heimerdinger SLF p.1join noted by Heimerdinger SLF p.1

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P356085

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0900,009 + 3N-T0919,483
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Penn —
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
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 3NT.900.9
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356085

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 07:48:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 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 22:23:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356085.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P356085). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356085 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356085 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356085},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356085.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P356085). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356085 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356085 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356085},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356085
LB  - CDLI:P356085
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry
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