Gilgamesh II 071, r (P273157)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), 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 045883

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Gilgamesh Epic 04 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: George Gilgamesh II, 071, r

    [George2003Gilgamesh2] George, Andrew R. 2003. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic : Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts. Oxford University Press.

  • history: CT 46, 22

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 045883
  • Accession No.: 1881-07-06, 0314

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-20 at 15:38:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2005-04-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 002873.04 (Gilgamesh epic 04) composite (P481728) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“Gilgamesh II 071, r Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 20, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P273157.
Gilgamesh II 071, r artifact entry (No. P273157). (2025, April 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273157 (Original work published 2005)
Gilgamesh II 071, r artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273157 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	month = {apr 20},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 071, r artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273157},
}


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