CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 070 (P276985)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 1870 + N 2923 + N 3138 (+) N 2422

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

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}utu-ra [...] inim ga-mu-ra-ab-du11
2. {d}utu ama tu-da#-[...] a-a bulug3#-ga2-gu10 mu!-um-zu#
3. [...] za-e mu#-un#-[x x]
4. [...] zi-ki-a ma#-[x x] [...] ma-an-pa3#
5. [...] ki# za nam-ba-an-tum3
6. [...]-ga#-mes# [x x]-ra sza3-ga-ni arhusz ba-ni-in-tuku
7. [...]-ra# gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
8. [...] ha-ba-gi4
9. [...] he2#-gi4-gi4
10. [...]-mes-e inim mu#-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4
11. [x x] dim2-ma nu-tuku
12. [...] nam-tar nu-ub-zu-zu
13. [...]
14. [x x]-ba# ur2 ama-na-sze3# [...]
15. [...] ama# tu-ud-da-zu# [...]
16. [hu]-wa#-wa en-ki-du10-ra [...]
17. [x]-ra {d}en-ki-du10 [...]
18. lu2 hug-ga2# sza3-gal im-ma#!(BA)-hug eger# [...] inim mu-na-ab#-[x x]
reverse
1. ur5-gin7 hu-mu-na-ab-[...]
2. gu2-ni im-ma-ku5# [...]
3. sza3# {kusz}a-ga2-la2-ke4 [...]
4. [...]-lil2#-la2-sze3 [...]
5. [...]-en#-lil2-la2-sze3 [...]
6. [...]-wa#-wa-ke4 igi# [...]
7. [...]
8. [...] x# [...]
  n lines broken
9'. [...] 1(disz)-ta-am3 [...]
10'. [...] a-sza3-sze3 ba-an#-[x]
11'. [...] i7-da-sze3 ba-an-sum#
12'. [...] gisz-gi-sze3 ba-an-sum
13'. [...] ur-mah-sze3 ba-an-sum
14'. [...] e2-gal-sze3# ba-an-sum
15'. [...]-ma# tir-tir-sze3 ba-an-sum
16'. [...]-ma# ni2 te-a-ni# ba-an-ti
17'. kal#-[x] {d}bil4-ga-mes mi2-du11-ga
18'. {d}nisaba za3-mi2

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000365 (Gilgamesh and Huwawa A) composite (P480190) Q000365 View the score

Record

P276985 leadP276985 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P276985

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
upper right corner and part of left

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 1870 + N 2923 + N 3138 (+) N 2422
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.8.1.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.8.1.5
Penn Museum (Penn) 572697 + 572698 + 572699 + 572696
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.1870 + N.2923 + N.3138 + N.2422
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P276985

References

  • history: ZA 80 (pp. 165-203), 194-195

    [Edzard1990ZA80] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1990. “Gilgameš Und Huwawa A. I. Teil.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 80: 165–203. https://doi.org/10.1515/zava.1990.80.1-2.165.

  • citation: ZA 81 (pp. 165-233), 165-233

    [Edzard1991ZA81] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1991. “Gilgames Und Huwawa A. 11. Teil.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 81: 165–233.

    cf.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 07:48:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:12:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2012-05-14 at 06:00:37 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 070 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276985.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 070 artifact entry (No. P276985). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276985 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276985 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276985},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 070 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276985.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 070 artifact entry (No. P276985). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276985 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 070 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276985 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 070 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276985},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276985},
}


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