CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 (P356085)

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

Penn —

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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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [x] arhusz#-a-gin7 arhusz# [...]
2. [x]-sag# dumu ama dili-[...]
3. [x]-am3# szesz-gal-bi szu pirig#-ga2 umbin hu-ri2-in#-na
4. [x]-ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-ka mu-ni-ib-tum2-tum2-mu
5. [x x] sag3-ge hul2#-la-gin7 [x]-ma#-na-ni-in-gar
6. [x x]-bil3-ga-mes-e hul2#-la-gin7 im-ma-na-[x]-in#-gar
7. [x x]-na# lu2 dili-gin7 si gu3# ba#-ni-ra
8. [...]-ba#-gin7 ka tesz2 [x x]-in-du3
9. [x x] e2#-a-ni-sze3# [x x] ama-a-ni-sze3
10. [...] x [...]-sze3 [...]-AG#-esz
11. [...]-a-ni-sze3
12. [...]-na#
13. [...]-sag#-ga2-ke4# [...]
14. [...]-ma# in-di3-bal [x x] sza3-ga-ni nu-mu-ni-in#-pa3#
15. [...]-kam#-ma bal-e-da#-ni# [x x] sza3-ga-ni mu-ni-in-pa3
16. [x x]-un#-tar ki nu!-un-kin
17. [...] x x x [...]-ge

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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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Penn —
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0900,009 + 3N-T0919,483
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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 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-01-24 at 22:23:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. 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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

join noted by Heimerdinger SLF p.1join noted by Heimerdinger SLF p.1

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 049 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356085.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry (No. P356085). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356085 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 049 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356085 (Accessed: July 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356085},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356085},
}


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