CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 (P278675)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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 3659 + N 5696

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ni2-te#-[...]
2'. dumu iri-na mu#-[...]
3'. pa-bi i3-ku5-ru-ne# [...]
4'. ur2 hur-sag-ga2-[...]
5'. ni2#-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. ninda# gu7#-zu#-ne he2-gu7-[x]
2'. [x] nag#-zu-ne he2-na8#-[x]
3'. [x]-zu#-e-ne-ka me-te-asz he2-em-mi-gal2#
4'. [...] 1(disz)#-am3 a-sza3-sze3 ba-an-szum2
5'. [...]-kam#-ma i7-da#-sze3# ba-an-szum2
6'. [...]-kam#-ma gesz-gi-sze3 ba-an-szum2
7'. [...]-ma# ur-mah-sze3 ba-an-szum2
8'. [...] x-sze3 ba-an-szum2
9'. [...]-sze3 ba-an-szum2
10'. [...] ba#-[x x]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 3659 + N 5696
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-01-24 at 21:15:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum 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. 086 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278675.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry (No. P278675). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278675 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 086 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278675 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278675},
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