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Gilgamesh II 052, cc (P273250)

Literary tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 076973

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Gilgamesh Epic 01 (witness))

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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, 052, cc

[George2003Gilgamesh2] George, Andrew R. 2003. The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic : Introduction, Critical Edition and Cuneiform Texts. Oxford University Press.
history: SpTU 4, 122

[vonWeiher1993SpTU4] Weiher, Egbert von. 1993. Uruk. Spätbabylonische Texte Aus Dem Planquadrat U 18. Teil IV. Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka. Endberichte, Band 12. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 076973
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Provenience

Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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Excavation No: W 22744,1b
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Chronology

Period: Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		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 (IM.76973.B) (IM.76973.B)
CAMS Geography of Knowledge Corpus (P273250) (P273250)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P273250) (P273250)

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 Artifacts

“Gilgamesh II 052, Cc Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273250.

Gilgamesh II 052, cc artifact entry (No. P273250). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273250 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 052, cc artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273250 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2023Gilgamesh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 052, cc artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273250},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273250},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P273250
LB  - CDLI:P273250
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - Gilgamesh II 052, cc artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273250
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Gilgamesh II 052, Cc Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273250.

Gilgamesh II 052, cc artifact entry (No. P273250). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273250 (Original work published 2005)

Gilgamesh II 052, cc artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273250 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2023Gilgamesh,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {Gilgamesh {II} 052, cc artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273250},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273250},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P273250
LB  - CDLI:P273250
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - Gilgamesh II 052, cc artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273250
ER  -