Epic of Gilgamesh, pl. 34 (P397688)
Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UKMetadata / catalogue
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British Museum, London, UKMuseum Number
BM —Provenience
Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (Cuthean Legend “Narām-Sîn and the Enemy Hordes”, title given by Joan Goodnick Westenholz, Legends (1997))Language(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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primary: Thompson Gilgamish, 34
[Thompson1930Gilgamish] Thompson, R. Campbell. 1930. The Epic of Gilgamish: Text, Transliteration and Notes. Oxford, Clarendon Press.
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- Museum No.: BM —
- Accession No.: K 08582
- Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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- Period: Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-14 at 11:18:28 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-17 at 18:13:06 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-07-05 at 19:07:10 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:56:19 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2010-02-17 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Michalowski, Piotr | The British Museum Collection | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Electronic Babylonian Library (K.8582) (K.8582)
- Ashurbanipal Library Project (P397688) (P397688)
- The British Museum Collection (W_K-8582) (W_K-8582)
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Cite this Artifact
“Epic of Gilgamesh, Pl. 34 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P397688.
Epic of Gilgamesh, pl. 34 artifact entry (No. P397688). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P397688 (Original work published 2010)
Epic of Gilgamesh, pl. 34 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P397688 (Accessed: October 18, 2025).
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