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Gilgamesh II 050, o (P273154)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 038538

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Gilgamesh Epic 01 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (Gilgamesh Epic 01 (witness))
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: George Gilgamesh II, 050, o

[George2003Gilgamesh2] George, Andrew R. 2003. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic : Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts. Oxford University Press.
history: AOAT 2, no. 183

[Hunger1968AOAT2] Hunger, Hermann. 1968. Babylonische Und Assyrische Kolophone. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament 2. Kevelaer : Butzon & Bercker ; Neukirchen-Vloyn : Neukirchener Verlag des Erziehungsvereins.
history: CT 46, 18

[Lambert1965CT46] Lambert, Wilfred G., and Alan R. Millard. 1965. Babylonian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 46. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: BM 038538
Accession No.: 1880-11-12, 0422

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Chronology

Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-10-03 at 16:17:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2005-04-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.38538) (BM.38538)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P273154) (P273154)
The British Museum Collection (W_1880-1112-422) (W_1880-1112-422)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 002873.01 (Gilgamesh epic 01) composite (P499866)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“Gilgamesh II 050, o Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P273154.

Gilgamesh II 050, o artifact entry (No. P273154). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273154 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 050, o artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273154 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 050, o artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273154},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Gilgamesh II 050, o Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P273154.

Gilgamesh II 050, o artifact entry (No. P273154). (2025, October 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273154 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 050, o artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273154 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2025Gilgamesh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {oct 3},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 050, o artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273154},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273154},
}

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DA  - 2025/10/3/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P273154
LB  - CDLI:P273154
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - Gilgamesh II 050, o artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273154
ER  -