CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 (P412444)

Literary tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1932-0155

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1. [...] i7# ib2-diri#-ge igi# [...]
2. [x x]-e ur5-gim nam-ba#-[...]
3. [...] an#-sze3 nu-mu-un-da#-[x]
4. lu2 [x]-la# kur-ra la-ba-an-szu2#-szu2#
5. mur7-gu10 gurusz ti sag ti-li-gim la-ba-ra-an-e3-a
6. kur#-ra ga-an-ku4 mu#-gu10# ga-an-gar
7. [x] mu gub-bu-ba mu-gu10 ga-bi-ib2-gub
8. ki mu nu-gub-bu-ba mu digir-MU ga#-<bi>-ib2-gub
9. {d}utu SZA# x x szu ba-an-szi-in-te
10. lu2 arhusz#-a#-ge2 arhusz# [...]
11. ur-sag dumu ama dili imin-bi e-[x x]
12. 1(disz)-am3 szesz#-gal-bi szu pirig-ga2 umbin hu-ri2-in-na#
13. 2(disz)-kam-ma# musz-sza3-tur3 ka [x x] KU szu USZ#
14. 3(disz)-kam-ma musz uszum-gal musz# [...] x RU
15. 4(disz)-kam-ma izi szeg6-szeg6 [x x] ku4#-ra
16. 5(disz)-kam-ma musz-sag-kal sza3 gi4-a UB# KA x
17. 6(disz)-kam-ma a-gi6 a gul-gul-dam kur-ra gaba ra-ra
18. 7(disz)-[...] nim#-gir2-gir2-re lu2 nu-da#-gur#-de3
19. 7(disz)-bi#-e#-ne mu-un#-na#-ra#-an#-sum
20. ma2-ur3-ma2-ur3 hur-sag-ga2-ke4 e-ne bi-in-tu-mu
21. {gisz}eren sag3-ge4 hul-am3 im-an-na-ni-in-gal2
22. en {d}bil4-ga-mes# hul-am3 im-ma-<na>-ni-in-gal2
23. iri#-na lu2# dili-am3 si gu4 ba-ne-ra
24. [...]-ba-ge2 ka tesz2# ba#-ni-in-la2
25. [...]-x-ni ama tuku ama-ni-sze3
26. [...] NE-gi4? 5(u)-am3 a2-gu10 ba-ab-gar
column 2
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1. an-usan sze-sze-bi [...]
2. {d}utu ur2 ama-ni-sze3 {d}nin-gal#-[...]-du#
3. {d}bil3-ga-mes en-[...]-en
4. dumu iri{ki}-na mu-un-re7-[x]-am3
5. ur2# hur#-sag#-ga2-ke4 nam-bi2#-[x]-bu-ne
6. ama ugu#-bi-didli iri-za-am3 esz2!(KU) nam#-bi2-ib-sar-re
7. gesztu2# zi#-da-an-na [x]-e-se3
8. inim nam-ur-sag-ga2-ka-ne tug2-gin7 im#-mi#-in-du ga-da-gin7 im-in!-gar
9. tug2 3(u) gin2-a szu bi2-ne ga-ba-ni ba-an-bur
10. gu4-gin7 ki gal!-e be2-e-gub
11. gu2# ki-am3 KA bi2-gar KA pa-an-da-se3
12. [x] ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-kam a-a-gu10 ku3# {d}lugal-ban3-da
13. [x]-ub# ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2 |GISZ.KU|-zi-ge2 ha-pa-di-ma
14. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 in#-ga#-ra-mu-un-na-be2
15. zi ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-kam a-a-gu10 ku3 {d}lugal-ban3!-da!
16. en-na lu2-bi lu2-u18-lu he2 im-ma-ab-za-am3 [x x]-ma#-ab-za-am3
17. x [...] ama [...] iri{ki} ba-ra-gub-be2
18. arad-ban3-da ti ba-an-ku4{AN} ku4
19. arad-da-ni {d}en-ki-du10 RA inim mu-ni-ib2-gi4#-[x]
20. lugal-gu10 za-e lu2-bi igi nu-mu-de3? sza3 nu-mu-ni-in-dab5!-be2
21. ge26-e lu2-bi igi mu-de3?-e sza3 mu-ni-dab-be2
22. ur-sag ka-ga14-ne ka uszumgal-kam
23. igi-ni igi pirig-ga2-kam
24. |GISZ.GABA|-ni a-gi6 du7-du7-dam
25. sag-ki-ni gisz-gi bi2-gu7-a lu2 nu-mu-da-te-ge26#
26. usz11-da-a ur-mah# lu2 gu7-a usz2 nu-ra-gid2-de3
27. lugal-gu10 za-e kur-sze3 u5# ge26-e iri#-sze3# ga#-u5#
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column 1
1. ama-zu ti-zu ga-an-na-ab-du zu2-zu2 he2-li9#?-[x]
2. eger-ra ba-usz2-zu! ga-an-na-ab-du er2-zu <he2>-sze8-[x]
3. lu2-ra en-ki-<du10> lu2 2(disz) nu-usz2#-e# ma2-da-la2 lu2 <li>-bi2-su-su
4. 3(disz) tab-ba lu2 nu-ku5-da
5. bad3-da a lu2 nu-szu2-szu2
6. e2 gi-se3-ga izi nu-te-en-te-en
7. za-e ge26-e dah-ma-ab u3 LI-ZU ga-mu-ra-dah a-na-me lu2 ba-an-tumu3
8. ba-su-a-ba ba-su-a-ba
9. u4 {gisz}ma2 ma2-gan-na ba-su-a-ba
10. {gisz}ma2-gur8 ma2-gan-na! ba-su-a-ba
11. {gisz}ma2-ad-la2 ma2-zi-sza3-gal2-la-ke4 sza3 gal2-la i3-in-dab5
12. ga2-nam-ma ga-an-szi-re7#-de3#-en# igi mu-un-du8-ru-me-esz
13. tukum#-bi ga-an-szi-re7{+re}-de3
14. ni im-gal2 [x x]-gal2 gi4-a
15. umun i3-gal2 [x] i3-gal2 gi4-[x]
16. nig2 sza3-zu ga2-nam-[x] ga-an-szi-ri-dah-he-de3#-[x]
17. nitah 1(disz) ninda la#-ba#-da-de3-[...]
18. {d}hu-wa-wa e2 {gisz}erin-na-ka-ni in-ga-[x x]
19. igi mu-szi-in-bar igi-|MU.UN|# usz2#-a-kam#
20. sag mu-un-na-bul-bul sag x x x su3-[x]-am3#
21. gu3 mu-un-na-de2-a inim nam-ma-su3-[x]-ud
22. gurusz# [...]
23. {d}bil3#-ga-mes sa#-nam giri3-ni ne-ta-ne ba!?(SZU)-ra#-an-ri
24. giri3#-[...] li#-bi2#-in-du-ge
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column 2
1. kur-ra u3-<tu>-da# x [...] ze-men3 bulug3-ga2
2. {d}bil4-ga-mes zi an#-na# mu-pa3# zi ki-a mu-un-pa3 zi kur-ra mu#-un#-pa3 x zi-nam mu-un!-pa3
3. szu-sze3 ba-an-dab5 ki za nam-ba-an-tum2
4. u4-bi {d}bil4-ga-mes dumu-gi7-ra arhusz# ba-an-ku4
5. arad-da-a-ni {d}en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2
6. muszen dab5-ba-gim ki-be2-esz ha-pa-dim2
7. gurusz dab5-ba ur2 ama-ni he2-gi4
8. ARAD2-da-a-ni en-ki-du10 RA inim mu-un-ni-gi4
9. i3-a lu-lu-un u3-luh-ha sig3#-sig3#
10. dumu#-gi7 gir17-zal digir-re-e-ne#
11. en TUR {d}bil4-ga-mes unug{ki} mi2 du11-ga
12. ama-zu u3-tu-da mah-bi in-ga-al-zu
13. emeda-ga-<la2>-zu dumu ga gu7-zu mah-bi in-ga-al-zu
14. sukux(SUKUD)-ra2 dim2-ma nu-tuku
15. nam#-tar# i3-gu7-e nam-tar i3-zu
16. muszen dab5-ba ki-bi-sze3 gi4
17. gurusz dab5-<ba> ur2 ama-ni ib2-gi4
18. za-e iri ama u3-tu-zu# nu-ub-szu3-de3
19. {d}hu-wa-wa {d}en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2
20. ga2-ra en-ki-<du10> inim mu-un-na-an-hul-hul
21. lu2 hug-ga2 sza3-gal ib2-sag3-ge us2-sa eger gaba-ri us2-sa
22. {d}en-ki-<du10> ib2-ba lipisz bal-a-ni gu2-ni im-ma-an-ku5
23. {kusz}a-ga2-la2!-sze3 mu-un-da-gar
24. igi {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2-e im-ma-an-tum2-me-esz
25. {d}en-lil2-le ba-te-a-ni a-ab-ta ba-ra-e3
26. u3 {d}nin-lil2 DI KA ba/ma ba-ra-e3
27. u4 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-lil2 im-ma-an-gur-ru-da-ni
28. a-na-asz-am3 ur5-gin7 na-ke4-en-esz
29. [x x] x ha-ba-e3 he2-en-tusz
30. [...] x x IGI x [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.01.05 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Langdon, Stephen H., JRAS 1932, 914-921,

    [sec104009] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1932-0155
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-05-24 at 21:24:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2012-05-14 at 06:12:43 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2010-06-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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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. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P412444.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P412444). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P412444 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P412444 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P412444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P412444},
}


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