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CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 009 (P269105)

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 14094

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  n lines broken
1. [...] ba#-an#-[...]
2. [x x] gu2#-ga2 im#-[...]
3. [...] a i7 ib2-diri-ga igi# [...]
4. u3# ge26-e ur5-gim nam-ba-ak#-[...]
5. lu2 sukux(SUKUD)-DU an-[x] nu-mu-da-x
6. lu2 dagal-la kur-ra# la-ba-szu2-szu2
7. murgu2 gurusz til-la sag til-li-bi# la-ba-ra-an-e3-a
8. kur-ra ga-am3-ku4 mu-gu10 ga-am3-gar
reverse
1. ki mu gub-bu-ba-am3 mu-gu10 ga-bi2-ib-gub
2. ki mu nu-gub-bu-ba-am3 mu digir-re-e-ne ga-bi2-ib-gub
3. {d}utu er2-na [x x] szu ba-szi-in-ti
4. [x x]-a-gin7 arhusz ba-ni-in-x
5. [x x] dumu ama dili inim-[x x]
6. [...] x DU nam szul? [...]
7. [...] x x [...]
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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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lower part, ruled
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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 16, 88

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14094
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact 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 06:49:54 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. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269105.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P269105). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269105 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269105 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269105},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269105},
}


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