CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 072 (P278544)

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 3516

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1. [...]-ga2-ka-ni [...]-de2
2. [...] giri3#-ni bi2-in-gub
3. [...] {gisz#}taszkarin-na-ka [...]-sag3-ge
4. [...]-re7#-esz-am3 [...]
5. [...]-ga2# umbin hu-ri2-in-na
6. [...] hu#-mu-ni-in-tum2-tum2-mu
7. [...]-eren sza3-ga-ni nu-mu-ni-in-pa3
8. [...]-eren sza3-ga-ni mu-ni-in-pa3
9. [...]-kin
10. [...] al-sag3-ge
11. [...] x# x# bi2-du3 [...]-a-sze3
12. [...]-gub
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reverse
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1. [...]-gi4#-gi4
2. [...]-a# sza3 nu-mu-ni-dab5-be2-en
3. [...]-ni#-dab5-be2
4. [...]-la#-kam
5. [...]-ka
6. [...]-du7#-da
7. [...]-da#-te-ge26-e-da
8. [...]-u5
9. [...]-zu2 he2-li9-li9
10. [...]-sze8#-sze8
11. [...]-su#
12. [...]-da#
13. [...]-szu2#
14. [...]-en#
15. [...] x [...] x
16. [...] 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
  • Condition Description: right edge
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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), 198

    [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 3516
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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

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

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278544.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 072 artifact entry (No. P278544). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278544 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278544 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278544},
}


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