CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 012 (P255423)

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 1380 + UM 29-13-473 (+) N 1408

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
  n lines broken
1. [...] tuku# [...]
2. [...] x 5(u)#-am3# [...]
3. [...] ama# tuku ama-[...]
4. [...] 5(u)-am3 a2#-ni-[...]
5. [x] giri3-ni [...]
6. [...]-silig# a2 nam-ur#-[...]
7. [...] giri3-ni# [...]
8. [...]-haszhur# {gisz}taszkarin#-[...]
9. dumu iri#-na# [x x]-de3-re7-[...]
10. 1(disz)-am3 szesz-gal-[x] szu# pirig#-ga2 umbin [...]
11. ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 [x]-sag#-ga2-ke4 hu-[...]
12. hur-sag 1(disz)-kam-ma# in#-di3-bal {gisz}[...]
13. [x]-sag 7(disz)-kam-[x] bal#-e-da-bi [...]
14. en3# nu-un#-[x] ki [...]
15. [x] bil3#-[...] x [...]
  n lines broken
reverse
  n lines broken
1. [...] u2#-sa2#-ga#-[x]
2. [x x] szu# bi2#-[x x] nig2-me-gar [...]
3. szu mu-un-tag#-[x] nu-mu-un#-[...]
4. gu3 mu-un-na#-[x]-e inim nu-mu-ni-[...]
5. i3-nu2-a i3-nu2-[x]
6. {d}bil3-ga-[x x] dumu# kul-aba4{ki} [...]
7. kur ba-an-suh3-[x] gissu ba-[x x]
8. an-sa11-an sze-[x x]-er#-bi im-ma-[x]
9. {d}utu ur2 ama-[x] {d}nin-gal-ra sag# [...]
10. {d}bil3-ga#-[x] en-sze3 i3-nu2#-[x x]
11. [x x]-za# mu#-[...]
  n lines broken
left
1. [...]-li2#-i-din-nam
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • 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


  • history: Kramer, Samuel N., JCS 01 (1947) 026, UM 29-13-473,

    [sec47001] N.d.

  • history: Edzard ZA 080, 191,

    [sec47002] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 1380 + UM 29-13-473 (+) N 1408
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-05-14 at 06:49:54 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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:

P255423 leadP255423 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 012 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255423.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 012 artifact entry (No. P255423). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255423 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 012 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255423 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 012 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255423},
}

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