CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 013 (P255561)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-13-633Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
reverse
column 1
1. giri3# [...]
2. ARAD2 zi# [...]
3. lugal-a-ni#-[...]
4. lugal-gu10 [...] sza3 [...]
5. ge26-e lu2#-[...] sza3 [...]
6. ur-sag [...]
7. igi-ni igi [...]
8. |GISZ.GABA|-ni [...]
9. sag-ki-ni [...]
10. lugal-gu10 za-[...]
11. ama-za! i3-[...]
column 2
1. [...]-sun2# / [...]-da#
2. [...]-zu / [...]-am3
3. MA#!-tur nin-[...]-sze3 / [x]-ra hu-mu-ni-ra-in-ku4-ra-am3
4. [x x]-am3-ma-ra su-zu-a ga-an-ku4
5. [...]-ni disz-am3 mu-na-ra-an-la2
6. [...] mu-un-de3-re7-esz-am3
7. [...]-ru#-ne zu2 ba-an-szir3-re-ne
8. [...] x# mu-ni-ib-nu2-u3-ne
9. [...]-na#-til-la#-[...]
obverse
reverse
column 1
1. giri3# [...]
2. ARAD2 zi# [...]
3. lugal-a-ni#-[...]
4. lugal-gu10 [...] sza3 [...]
5. ge26-e lu2#-[...] sza3 [...]
6. ur-sag [...]
7. igi-ni igi [...]
8. |GISZ.GABA|-ni [...]
9. sag-ki-ni [...]
10. lugal-gu10 za-[...]
11. ama-za! i3-[...]
column 2
1. [...]-sun2# / [...]-da#
2. [...]-zu / [...]-am3
3. MA#!-tur nin-[...]-sze3 / [x]-ra hu-mu-ni-ra-in-ku4-ra-am3
4. [x x]-am3-ma-ra su-zu-a ga-an-ku4
5. [...]-ni disz-am3 mu-na-ra-an-la2
6. [...] mu-un-de3-re7-esz-am3
7. [...]-ru#-ne zu2 ba-an-szir3-re-ne
8. [...] x# mu-ni-ib-nu2-u3-ne
9. [...]-na#-til-la#-[...]
Consult previous versions and their differences
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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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: chip, bottom
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history: JCS 01 (pp. 3-46), 026, UM 29-13-633
[Kramer1947JCS1] Kramer, Samuel N. 1947. “Gilgamesh and the Land of the Living.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 1 (1): 3–46. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359290.
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- Museum No.: UM 29-13-633
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-10 at 16:55:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-30 at 09:17:15 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-05-11 at 09:40:22 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-03-30 at 06:02:23 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (1.8.1.5) (1.8.1.5)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (1.8.1.5) (1.8.1.5)
- Penn Museum (565358) (565358)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-633) (UM.29-13-633)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P255561) (P255561)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000365 (Gilgamesh and Huwawa A) composite (P480190) | View the score |
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255561.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P255561). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255561 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255561 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
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