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CDLI Literary 000363, ex. 002 (P263350)

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 08551 (+) N 6856

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.03 Death of Gilgamesh (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Condition Description: damaged, worn
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.03 Death of Gilgamesh (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: CM 19, Fig.2

[Cavigneaux2000CM19] Cavigneaux, Antoine, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 2000. Gilgameš et La Mort: Textes de Tell Haddad VI : Avec Un Appendice Sur Les Textes Funéraires Sumériens. Cuneiform Monographs 19. Groningen: STYX. https://go.exlibris.link/VBFnmptM.
history: OIP 15, 028

[Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 08551 (+) N 6856
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-04 at 09:58:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-09-04 at 09:55:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
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

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000363 (Death of Gilgamesh: Nippur Version) composite (P469669)	View the score

Notes

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“CDLI Literary 000363, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263350.

CDLI Literary 000363, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P263350). (2024, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263350 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000363, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263350 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263350},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000363, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263350.

CDLI Literary 000363, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P263350). (2024, September 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263350 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000363, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263350 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).

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