CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 008 (P268404)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13325

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

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...] ki nu-un-kin
2. en# [x x]-ga#-mes {gisz}eren-na al-sag3-ge
3. en#?-[...] {d}bil4-ga-mes-sze3
4. x# [...] x x-ma im-ma-gub
5. ni2# [x x] x mu#-na#-ra-an-la2
6. [...] x u3#-sa2-gin7 ba-an-dab5
7. [...]-an-gar
8. [...] mu#-un#-da!-re7-esz-a
9. [...]-gin7# giri3#?-ni-sze3! [...]-dub2-UD
10. [...] im#-zi# ma2-mu2-da i3#?-bu#-lu-uh2 u3-sa-ga-am3
11. [...]-in#-kin# nig2-me#-gar su3-<ga>-am3?
reverse
1. [x] mu#-un-tag-ge nu-mu-na-zi-zi-i
2. [...]-gi4#-gi4
3. [...]-na#
4. [x] bil4#-ga-mes en dumu kul!-aba4{ki} en3-sze3!(KU) nu2-de3-en
5. kur ba-suh3-suh3 gissu ba-an-la2
  gloss added x x x
  double rule
  blank

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: llo. corner mising, abraded
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: OIP 15, 031

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13325
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000365 (Gilgamesh and Huwawa A) composite (P480190) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268404.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P268404). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268404 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268404 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268404},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268404},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/10/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P268404
LB  - CDLI:P268404
M1  - 2025/5/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P268404
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.