CDLI Literary 000362, ex. 018 (P356819)

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

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

IM 058678

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.02 Gilgamesh and Bull of Heaven (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.02 Gilgamesh and Bull of Heaven (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 000362 (Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven) composite (P469668) Q000362 View the score

Record

join noted by Cavigneaux & Al-Rawi RA 087, 101join noted by Cavigneaux & Al-Rawi RA 087, 101

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P356819

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0750 + 3N-T0902,071 + 3N-T0916,338
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number IM 058678
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.8.1.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.8.1.2
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) IM.58678
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356819

References

  • history: RA 87 (pp.97-129), p. 101 Nn

    [Cavigneaux1993taureau] Cavigneaux, Antoine, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 1993. “Gilgameš et Taureau de Ciel (Šul-Mè-Kam) (Textes de Tell Haddad IV).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 87: 97–129. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23281892.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 000362, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356819.
CDLI Literary 000362, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P356819). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356819 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000362, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356819 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356819},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000362, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356819.
CDLI Literary 000362, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P356819). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356819 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000362, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356819 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000362, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356819},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P356819
LB  - CDLI:P356819
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000362, ex. 018 artifact entry
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