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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: damaged, worn
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.03 Death of Gilgamesh (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08551 (+) N 6856
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-04 at 09:58:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-04 at 09:55:46 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
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

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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

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Cite this Artifact
“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: July 5, 2025).
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