CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 (P412444)

Literary tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1932-0155

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

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
column 1
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1. [...] i7# ib2-diri#-ge igi# [...]
2. [x x]-e ur5-gim nam-ba#-[...]
3. [...] an#-sze3 nu-mu-un-da#-[x]
4. lu2 [x]-la# kur-ra la-ba-an-szu2#-szu2#
5. mur7-gu10 gurusz ti sag ti-li-gim la-ba-ra-an-e3-a
6. kur#-ra ga-an-ku4 mu#-gu10# ga-an-gar
7. [x] mu gub-bu-ba mu-gu10 ga-bi-ib2-gub
8. ki mu nu-gub-bu-ba mu digir-MU ga#-<bi>-ib2-gub
9. {d}utu SZA# x x szu ba-an-szi-in-te
10. lu2 arhusz#-a#-ge2 arhusz# [...]
11. ur-sag dumu ama dili imin-bi e-[x x]
12. 1(disz)-am3 szesz#-gal-bi szu pirig-ga2 umbin hu-ri2-in-na#
13. 2(disz)-kam-ma# musz-sza3-tur3 ka [x x] KU szu USZ#
14. 3(disz)-kam-ma musz uszum-gal musz# [...] x RU
15. 4(disz)-kam-ma izi szeg6-szeg6 [x x] ku4#-ra
16. 5(disz)-kam-ma musz-sag-kal sza3 gi4-a UB# KA x
17. 6(disz)-kam-ma a-gi6 a gul-gul-dam kur-ra gaba ra-ra
18. 7(disz)-[...] nim#-gir2-gir2-re lu2 nu-da#-gur#-de3
19. 7(disz)-bi#-e#-ne mu-un#-na#-ra#-an#-sum
20. ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-ke4 e-ne bi-in-tu-mu
21. {gisz}eren sag3-ge4 hul-am3 im-an-na-ni-in-gal2
22. en {d}bil4-ga-mes# hul-am3 im-ma-<na>-ni-in-gal2
23. iri#-na lu2# dili-am3 si gu4 ba-ne-ra
24. [...]-ba-ge2 ka tesz2# ba#-ni-in-la2
25. [...]-x-ni ama tuku ama-ni-sze3
26. [...] NE-gi4? 5(u)-am3 a2-gu10 ba-ab-gar
column 2
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1. an-usan sze-sze-bi [...]
2. {d}utu ur2 ama-ni-sze3 {d}nin-gal#-[...]-du#
3. {d}bil3-ga-mes en-[...]-en
4. dumu iri{ki}-na mu-un-re7-[x]-am3
5. ur2# hur#-sag#-ga2-ke4 nam-bi2#-[x]-bu-ne
6. ama ugu#-bi-didli iri-za-am3 esz2!(KU) nam#-bi2-ib-sar-re
7. gesztu2# zi#-da-an-na [x]-e-se3
8. inim nam-ur-sag-ga2-ka-ne tug2-gin7 im#-mi#-in-du ga-da-gin7 im-in!-gar
9. tug2 3(u) gin2-a szu bi2-ne ga-ba-ni ba-an-bur
10. gu4-gin7 ki gal!-e be2-e-gub
11. gu2# ki-am3 KA bi2-gar KA pa-an-da-se3
12. [x] ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-kam a-a-gu10 ku3# {d}lugal-ban3-da
13. [x]-ub# ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2 |GISZ.KU|-zi-ge2 ha-pa-di-ma
14. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 in#-ga#-ra-mu-un-na-be2
15. zi ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-kam a-a-gu10 ku3 {d}lugal-ban3!-da!
16. en-na lu2-bi lu2-u18-lu he2 im-ma-ab-za-am3 [x x]-ma#-ab-za-am3
17. x [...] ama [...] iri{ki} ba-ra-gub-be2
18. arad-ban3-da ti ba-an-ku4{AN} ku4
19. arad-da-ni {d}en-ki-du10 RA inim mu-ni-ib2-gi4#-[x]
20. lugal-gu10 za-e lu2-bi igi nu-mu-de3? sza3 nu-mu-ni-in-dab5!-be2
21. ge26-e lu2-bi igi mu-de3?-e sza3 mu-ni-dab-be2
22. ur-sag ka-ga14-ne ka uszumgal-kam
23. igi-ni igi pirig-ga2-kam
24. |GISZ.GABA|-ni a-gi6 du7-du7-dam
25. sag-ki-ni gisz-gi bi2-gu7-a lu2 nu-mu-da-te-ge26#
26. usz11-da-a ur-mah# lu2 gu7-a usz2 nu-ra-gid2-de3
27. lugal-gu10 za-e kur-sze3 u5# ge26-e iri#-sze3# ga#-u5#
reverse
column 1
1. ama-zu ti-zu ga-an-na-ab-du zu2-zu2 he2-li9#?-[x]
2. eger-ra ba-usz2-zu! ga-an-na-ab-du er2-zu <he2>-sze8-[x]
3. lu2-ra en-ki-<du10> lu2 2(disz) nu-usz2#-e# ma2-da-la2 lu2 <li>-bi2-su-su
4. 3(disz) tab-ba lu2 nu-ku5-da
5. bad3-da a lu2 nu-szu2-szu2
6. e2 gi-se3-ga izi nu-te-en-te-en
7. za-e ge26-e dah-ma-ab u3 LI-ZU ga-mu-ra-dah a-na-me lu2 ba-an-tumu3
8. ba-su-a-ba ba-su-a-ba
9. u4 {gisz}ma2 ma2-gan-na ba-su-a-ba
10. {gisz}ma2-gur8 ma2-gan-na! ba-su-a-ba
11. {gisz}ma2-ad-la2 ma2-zi-sza3-gal2-la-ke4 sza3 gal2-la i3-in-dab5
12. ga2-nam-ma ga-an-szi-re7#-de3#-en# igi mu-un-du8-ru-me-esz
13. tukum#-bi ga-an-szi-re7{+re}-de3
14. ni im-gal2 [x x]-gal2 gi4-a
15. umun i3-gal2 [x] i3-gal2 gi4-[x]
16. nig2 sza3-zu ga2-nam-[x] ga-an-szi-ri-dah-he-de3#-[x]
17. nitah 1(disz) ninda la#-ba#-da-de3-[...]
18. {d}hu-wa-wa e2 {gisz}erin-na-ka-ni in-ga-[x x]
19. igi mu-szi-in-bar igi-|MU.UN|# usz2#-a-kam#
20. sag mu-un-na-bul-bul sag x x x su3-[x]-am3#
21. gu3 mu-un-na-de2-a inim nam-ma-su3-[x]-ud
22. gurusz# [...]
23. {d}bil3#-ga-mes sa#-nam giri3-ni ne-ta-ne ba!?(SZU)-ra#-an-ri
24. giri3#-[...] li#-bi2#-in-du-ge
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column 2
1. kur-ra u3-<tu>-da# x [...] ze-men3 bulug3-ga2
2. {d}bil4-ga-mes zi an#-na# mu-pa3# zi ki-a mu-un-pa3 zi kur-ra mu#-un#-pa3 x zi-nam mu-un!-pa3
3. szu-sze3 ba-an-dab5 ki za nam-ba-an-tum2
4. u4-bi {d}bil4-ga-mes dumu-gi7-ra arhusz# ba-an-ku4
5. arad-da-a-ni {d}en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2
6. muszen dab5-ba-gim ki-be2-esz ha-pa-dim2
7. gurusz dab5-ba ur2 ama-ni he2-gi4
8. ARAD2-da-a-ni en-ki-du10 RA inim mu-un-ni-gi4
9. i3-a lu-lu-un u3-luh-ha sig3#-sig3#
10. dumu#-gi7 gir17-zal digir-re-e-ne#
11. en TUR {d}bil4-ga-mes unug{ki} mi2 du11-ga
12. ama-zu u3-tu-da mah-bi in-ga-al-zu
13. emeda-ga-<la2>-zu dumu ga gu7-zu mah-bi in-ga-al-zu
14. sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 dim2-ma nu-tuku
15. nam#-tar# i3-gu7-e nam-tar i3-zu
16. muszen dab5-ba ki-bi-sze3 gi4
17. gurusz dab5-<ba> ur2 ama-ni ib2-gi4
18. za-e iri ama u3-tu-zu# nu-ub-szu3-de3
19. {d}hu-wa-wa {d}en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2
20. ga2-ra en-ki-<du10> inim mu-un-na-an-hul-hul
21. lu2 hug-ga2 sza3-gal ib2-sag3-ge us2-sa eger gaba-ri us2-sa
22. {d}en-ki-<du10> ib2-ba lipisz bal-a-ni gu2-ni im-ma-an-ku5
23. {kusz}a-ga2-la2!-sze3 mu-un-da-gar
24. igi {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2-e im-ma-an-tum2-me-esz
25. {d}en-lil2-le ba-te-a-ni a-ab-ta ba-ra-e3
26. u3 {d}nin-lil2 DI KA ba/ma ba-ra-e3
27. u4 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2 im-ma-an-gur-ru-da-ni
28. a-na-asz-am3 ur5-gin7 na-ke4-en-esz
29. [x x] x ha-ba-e3 he2-en-tusz
30. [...] x x IGI x [...]
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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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P412444

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1932-0155
Accession Number

References

  • history: JRAS 1932 (pp. 911-948), 914-921

    [Langdon1932JRAS] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1932. “The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamish.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland 1932: 911–48.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-20 at 19:32:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2019-05-24 at 21:24:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-05-14 at 06:12:43 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P412444.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P412444). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412444 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412444 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P412444.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P412444). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P412444 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P412444 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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