CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 030 (P268207)

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 13121 + N 3137

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: corners missing, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.04 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Fs Jacobsen (AS 20) p.2

    [Kramer1976AS20] Kramer, Samuel N. 1976. “Thorkild Jacobsen: Philologist, Archeologist, Historian.” Sumerian Administrative Documents: An Essay.” Sumerological Studies in Honor of Thorkild Jacobsen on His 70th Birthday, June 7, 1974, Assyriological Studies, , no. 20.

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

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

  • history: HAV, 449, 12

    [Radau1909HAV] Radau, Hugo. 1909. “Miscellaneous Sumerian Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur.” Hilprecht Anniversary Volume, Studies in Assyriology and Archaeology, Dedicated to H.V. Hilprecht by His Colleagues, Friends and Admirers, 374–457.

  • history: Gilgamesh and the Netherworld, p.46

    [Shaffer1963PhDdiss] Shaffer, Aaron. 1963. “Sumerian Sources of Tablet XII of the Epic of Gilgamesh (PhD Thesis, Univ. of Pennsylvania).” Phdthesis.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13121 + N 3137
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-20 at 19:32:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:10:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:08:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:07:59 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 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 000364 (Gilgamesh, Enkidu and the Netherworld) composite (P469670) View the score

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P268207 leadP268207 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000364, Ex. 030 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268207.
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 030 artifact entry (No. P268207). (2024, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268207 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000364, ex. 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268207 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000364, ex. 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268207},
}


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