CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 014 (P262875)

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

CBS 07914

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 gesztu2#-ga-ni# [...]
2. en {d}bil3-ga-mes kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 gesztu2#-[...]
3. arad-da-ni en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2#-[x]
4. en-ki-du10 murgu2 gurusz ti#-[...]
5. [x]-ra ga-am3#-ku4 mu-gu10# ga-am3-gar
6. [...]-ba#-am3 mu-gu10 ga-bi2-ib-gub
7. [...]-ba#-am3 mu# digir-re-e-ne ga-bi2-ib-gub
8. [...] inim mu-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
9. [...]-bi kur-ra i-in#-ku4-ku4-de3 [...]
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reverse
  n lines broken
1. [...]-bi2#-[x x]
2. [...]-e-ne ga-bi2-ib#-[x]
3. [x x] er2#-na szu ba#-[x-x]-in#-ti
4. [x] arhusz#-a-gin7 arhusz# [x x]-in-ak
5. [x]-sag# dumu ama dili [x]-me-esz

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: u. part, r. corner missing, worn, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07914
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-10 at 16:55:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-30 at 09:17:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2012-05-14 at 06:00:37 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262875.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P262875). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262875 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262875 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262875},
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