CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 073 (P356427)

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

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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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  n lines broken
1. [...] inim# ga#-[...]
2. [...] tu#-ud-en# [...]
3. [...]-un#-tu-[...]
4. [x]-bil4#-ga-mes zi-an#-[...]
5. [...] ma-an-pa3 [...]
6. [...]-un#-dab5 ki za nam#-[...]
7. [...]-ga-mes [...]
reverse
1. [x] x x en-[ki]-du10# [...]
2. [...]-dab5-ba ki-[...]
3. [...] ur2# ama-na#-[...]
4. [x x] dim2-ma nu#-[x]
5. [x x] i3#-gu7-e [...]
6. [...] ki#-bi-sze3# [...]
7. [...]-na-[...]
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ZA 80 (pp. 165-203), 198

    [Edzard1990ZA80] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1990. “Gilgameš Und Huwawa A. I. Teil.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 80: 165–203. https://doi.org/10.1515/zava.1990.80.1-2.165.

  • citation: ZA 81 (pp. 165-233), 165-233

    [Edzard1991ZA81] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1991. “Gilgames Und Huwawa A. 11. Teil.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 81: 165–233.

    cf.

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  • Museum No.: Penn —
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0917,373
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 07:48:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:12:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-05-14 at 06:49:54 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

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

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 073 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356427.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry (No. P356427). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356427 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356427 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356427},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 073 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356427.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry (No. P356427). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356427 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356427 (Accessed: September 14, 2025).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356427},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356427},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356427
LB  - CDLI:P356427
M1  - 2025/9/14/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356427
ER  -
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