CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 055 (P356721)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058509

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

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-un#-de3-re7-esz-am3
2. [...]-ni-sze3 szu ba-an-dub2-dub2-me-esz
3. [...]-zi# ma2-mu2-da in-bu-luh u3-sa-ga#
4. [...] nig2-me-gar su3-ga-am3
5. [...] nu#-mu-na-an-zi-zi
6. [...] inim# <nu>-mu-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
7. [...] i3#-nu2-na
8. [...] en dumu kul!-ab4{ki}-ba-a# en3-sze3 i3-nu2-de3
9. [...] gissu ba-an-la2
10. [...]-er#-bi im-ma-DU
11. [...]-gal#-sze3 sag il2#-la# mu-un-du
12. [...] NI#-nu2-[x]
13. [...]-re7#-esz-am3
14. [...]-gub-bu-KA
15. [...] esz2# nam-bi2-ib-sar-[x]
reverse
  n lines broken
1. [...] x x
2. [...]-sun2#-ka# [...]-ban3#-da
3. [...]-sun2-ka u3-di-du11-ga-gin7! ha-ma!-dim2-ma!
4. [...]-mu#-na-ab#-be2
5. [...]-nin#-sun2-ka [...]-lugal#-ban3-da
6. [...] lu2#-u18-lu he2-a!(ME) im-ma!-za-am3 digir he2-a im-ma-za-a
7. [...] iri-sze3 ba!(ZU)-ra-ab-KA-ze2-en!
8. x nam-ti ba-an-ku7-ku7
9. [...] inim mu-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
10. [...] igi# mu-ni-du8-am3 sza3 nu-mu-ni-in-dab-be2

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P356721

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0481
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 058509
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
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356721

References

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 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-05-14 at 06:49:54 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356721.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P356721). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356721 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356721 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356721},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356721.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P356721). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356721 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356721 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356721},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356721},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356721
LB  - CDLI:P356721
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356721
ER  -
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