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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 007 (P268380)

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 13299

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1. [x x]-sze3 giri3-[...]
2. [x]-da#-asz-gar urudu-silig# [...] im#-ma-ni-in-[...]
3. [x]-kiri6# gi6-eden-na giri3-ni bi2#-[x x]
4. [x]-esi# {gisz}ha-lu-ub2 {gisz}haszhur {gisz}[...]
5. [x] iri-na mu-un-de3-re7-esz-a
6. 1(disz)-am3 szesz-gal-bi szu pirig-ga2 [...]
7. ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-[...]
8. hur-sag 1(disz)-kam-ma in-di3-bal {gisz#}[...]
9. [x]-sag 7(disz)-kam-ma bal-e-da-ne!# [...]
10. [...]-tar# ki nu-[x x]
11. [x] bil3#-ga-mes {gisz?}KA [...]
12. [...] gisz#?-bi TAR x [...] {d}bil4-[...]
13. [...] x x [...]
14. [...] x [...]
15. [...] x [...]
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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, center
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15, 027

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

  • history: JCS 01 (pp. 3-46), 3ff.

    [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.: CBS 13299
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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
2024-09-10 at 16:40:30 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
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

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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. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268380.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P268380). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268380 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268380 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268380},
}


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