CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 062 (P257212)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

IM 058700 (cast UPenn) + UM 55-21-378

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. [...]-ga14#-ni ka [...]
2. [x x] igi# [x]-ga2#-[x]
3. |GISZ.GABA|#-a#-ni a-[...]-da#
4. sag-ki#-ni# {gisz#}gi [...] nu-mu-da-te-ge26-e-da
5. lugal-gu10 za-e kur-sze3 u5#-[x x]-e# iri#{ki}-sze3 ga-u5
6. ama-zu-ur2 i3-ti-zu# [x]-na-ab-du11 zu2-zu2 he2-li9-li9
7. eger-ra ba-usz2-zu ga-na-ab-du11 er2-zu he2-sze8-sze8
8. gar-ra en-ki-du10 lu2 min x#-usz2-e {gisz}ma2-da-la2 nu-su-su
9. tug2 esz5 tab-ba lu2 nu-ku5-da
10. bad3#-da a lu2 nu-szu2-szu2
11. e2# gi-sig-ga izi nu-te#-en-te#
12. za-e ge26-e dah-ma-ab ge26-e za-e# [...] a#-na#-me lu2# ba#-an#-tumu3#?
13. ba-su-a-ba ba-su-a#-ba
14. u4 {gisz}ma2 ma2-gan-na ba#-[x x]-ba
15. {gisz}ma2-gur8 {gisz}ma2-gi4#-[...]-ba
16. {gisz}ma2-zi-sza3-gal2-la-ka# la-ba-ni-ib-su
17. [x x]-ma# ga-an-szi-re7-en-de3-[...]-mu#-ni-ib-du8-ru-ne!-esz
18. tukum#-bi in-szi-re7-[x x]-en
19. [x x]-gal2 [x x]-gal2# [x]-a
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1. [x x]-za# ga2-nam-ma ga-an-[...]
2. [...] la-ba-te-ge26-e#-[x x]
3. hu#-wa-wa e2# {gisz}erin-na-ka-ni in#-[x]-an-dab5
4. igi mu-szi-in-bar igi usz2-[x]-kam
5. sag mu-un-na-bul-bul sag# nam#-[x]-ga su3-ga-am3
6. gurusz ba-da-me-en-na iri{ki} ama tu#-[x]-zu# nu-ub-szi-gur-ru
7. sa-na giri3-na ni2 ba-ri [ni2]-te#!-a-ni ba-ri
8. giri3-ni ki-a li-bi2-in#-de3#-ge4
9. giri3 umbin gal-la-a-ni giri3# [x] ba#-an-us2
10. za3-na nu11-na ba-ni-RI?
11. i3-a lum-lum u3-luh-[x] su3-su3
12. dumu-gi7 giri17-zal digir-re#-e-ne
13. gu4 lipisz-tuku me3-[x] gub-ba
14. ama-zu u3-tu mah-bi in-ga-an-zu!
15. ummeda-ga-la2-zu dumu ur2-ra ga an-gu7 mah-bi in-ga-an-zu
16. ni2 na-ze!-ge26-e szu ki-a se3-bi2-ib
17. szu# ki#-a li-bi2-in-se3 inim mu-na-ab-be2
18. zi# ama# ugu#-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-ka [a]-a#-gu10 ku3 {d}lugal-ban3-x-da
19. [...]-a-zu ba-ra-zu kur-ra tusz-a-zu he2-zu-am3
20. [x x]-bara2#-ge4-e-si nin9 gal-gu10 nam#-dam#-sze3# kur-ra hu-mu-ra-ni-ku4-[x]
21. [x x]-ma#-sze3 in-ga-mu-na-ab-be2
22. [...] {d}nin-x#-ka

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
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Edzard, Dietz O., ZA 080 (1990) 174, CBS 55-21-378+,

    [sec47240] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 058700 (cast UPenn) + UM 55-21-378
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: 3N-T0777 + 3N-T0778
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205 (or 182), level XI 1

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
2012-03-30 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000365, Ex. 062 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257212.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 062 artifact entry (No. P257212). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257212 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 062 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257212 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257212},
}


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