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Gilgamesh II 054-055 x2 (P273236)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), 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 —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Gilgamesh Epic 02 (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 02 (witness))
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: George Gilgamesh II, 054-055 x2

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM —
Accession No.: Rm 0289 +

Provenience

Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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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
2023-07-05 at 18:44:07	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-04-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Electronic Babylonian Library (Rm.289) (Rm.289)
Electronic Babylonian Library (Rm.289.A) (Rm.289.A)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P273236) (P273236)
Ashurbanipal Library Project (P273236) (P273236)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 002873.02 (Gilgamesh epic 02) composite (P481726)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“Gilgamesh II 054-055 X2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273236.

Gilgamesh II 054-055 x2 artifact entry (No. P273236). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273236 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 054-055 x2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273236 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 054-055 x2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273236},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“Gilgamesh II 054-055 X2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 5, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273236.

Gilgamesh II 054-055 x2 artifact entry (No. P273236). (2023, July 5). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273236 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 054-055 x2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273236 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2023Gilgamesh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 5},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 054-055 x2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273236},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/5/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P273236
LB  - CDLI:P273236
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - Gilgamesh II 054-055 x2 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273236
ER  -