CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 015 (P256175)

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

UM 29-15-364

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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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. iri{ki}-na lu2 dili-gin7 si gu3# [...]
2. lu2 min tab-ba-gin7 ka tesz2 ba#-[...]
3. e2 tuku e2-a-ni-sze3 ama tuku [...]
4. nitah sag-dili ga2-gin7 aka a2-NI-sze3# [...]
5. e2 tuku e2-a-ni-sze3 ama tuku ama#-[...]
6. nitah sag-dili e-ne-gin7 ninnu-am3# [...]
7. e2 simug-sze3 giri3-ne i-ni-gub#
8. {urudu}da-asz-gar aga#-silig a2 nam-ur-[x x] im-da-an-de2-[x]
9. {gisz}kiri6 gi6-eden-na giri3-ni bi2-[x x]
10. {gisz}esi ha-lu-ub2 haszhur# {gisz}taszkarin-na#-[x] im-ma-ni-[x x]
11. dumu iri-na mu-un-re7-[...] szu-bi-a [...]
12. [...]-gal-bi szu# x#-[...]
reverse
1. x-ni# szu bi2-[...]
2. szu mu-un-tag-ge# [...]
3. gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e nu-[...]
4. i3-nu2-na i3-nu2#-[x]
5. {d}bil3-ga-mes# [...] en3-sze3 [...]
6. kur ba-suh3-suh3 gissu [...]
7. an-usan sze-er-sze-er-bi im-[x x]
8. {d}utu ur2 ama-ni {d}nin#-[x x] sag il2-la# [...]
9. dumu iri{ki}-za mu-un#-de3#-re7#-[x x]

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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: upper left corner and side
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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) 027, UM 29-15-364,

    [sec47073] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-364
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  • 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
2012-05-11 at 09:40:22 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2012-03-30 at 06:02:23 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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256175.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P256175). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256175 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 015 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256175 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256175},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256175},
}

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