CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 071 (P277852)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 2785 + N 3071 + N 4234

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

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tablet
obverse
  n lines missing
1. [...] sag# [...]
2. [...]-ku4 mu-gu10 ga-am3#-[x]
3. [...] mu-gu10 ga-bi2-[x x]
4. [...]-ba#-am3 mu digir-MU ga-bi2-[x x]
5. [...] en-ki-du10-e inim mu-ni-[...]
6. [x x] tukum#-bi [x]-da# kur-sze3 i-ni#-[...]
7. [...] utu# he2-mu-e-da#-[x x]
8. [...]-bi# {d}utu-[x]
9. [...]-ma-bi szul {d}utu-kam {d#}[...] x x x
10. [...]-mes masz2 babbar2-ra szu [x]-mi#-in-tag
11. [...]-ri#-a gaba-na i-im-[x x]-tab
12. [...] kiri3#-ni mu-da-an-gal2
13. [...] gu3 mu-un-na-de2#-e
14. [x]-utu# kur-ra# [x]-in-ku4-ku4-de3-en# [x x]-gu10 he2-me-en
15. kur#-{gisz}eren#-[...]-NI#-in-ku4-ku4-de3 a2#-[x]-gu10 he2-me-en
16. {d}utu an#-[x]-ta# inim mu-ni-ib#-gi4#-gi4
17. gurusz dumu-gi7 [x x]-a# he2-me-en kur-re a-na-[x x]-en
18. {d}utu inim# [x x]-ab-du11 inim-gu10-sze3 gesztu2#-zu-um
19. silim ga-ra-ab#-du11# gizzal |HA.QA| he2-[...]
20. iri{ki}-ga2# [x] ba-usz2 sza3 ba-[x]
21. lu2 u2-gu [...] sza3#-gu10 ba#-[x]
22. bad3-da gu2#-[...]
23. ad6 a [...]
24. u3 [...]
25. lu2 [...]
26. lu2# [...]
27. ur#-[...]
  n lines broken
reverse
  n lines broken
1. {gisz}eren# [...]
2. en {d}bil3#-[...]
3. iri{ki}-na lu2# [...]
4. lu2 2(disz) tab-ba-[...]
5. e2 tuku e2-[...]
6. nitah sag-dili ga2#-[...] aka# [...]
7. e2 tuku e2-[x]-ni#-sze3 [...]
8. nitah sag-dili e-[x]-gin7# aka 5(u)-am3# [...]
9. e2 simug-sze3 [x]-ni bi2-[...]
10. {urudu}a2-asz-gar [x]-silig#-ga a2 [...]
11. {gisz}kiri6 gi6#-[x x] giri3#-ni bi2-[x x]
12. {gisz}AGA {gisz#}[...]-taszkarin-na-ka [...] x
13. dumu# iri-[...]-de3#-re7-[x]-am3#
14. 1(disz)#-am3# [...]-ga2 umbin# [x x]-in#{muszen}-na
15. [...]-sag-ga2-ke4 hu#-[...]-tum2-tum2-mu
16. [...]-am3# in-di3-bal {gisz#}[...]-ni nu-mu-ni-[...]
17. [...] bal-e-da-bi {gisz}eren# [...] mu#-ni-in-pa3
18. [...] ki nu-un-[x]
19. [x x]-ga#-mes {gisz}eren-na al-sag3#-[x]
20. [...] pa#-bi i-im-[...] x [...] x {d}bil4-ga-mes-[...]
21. [...]-ra en-ki-du10 [...]
22. [...] x im-ma#?-[x]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: center and parts of lft + rt edges
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ZA 80 (pp. 165-203), 196

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: N 2785 + N 3071 + N 4234
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 07:48:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:12:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2012-05-14 at 06:00:37 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

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

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P277852 leadP277852 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 071 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P277852.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 071 artifact entry (No. P277852). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P277852 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 071 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P277852 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P277852},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P277852},
}


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