CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 078 (P357186)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054731

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-la#-sze3 gesztu2-ka-ni na-an-gub
2. [...]-e# kur lu2 ti-la-sze3 gesztu2-ka-ni na-an-gub
3. [...] en#-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
4. en-ki-du10 murgu2 gurusz-e ti-la sag ti-li-bi-sze3 la-ba-ra-an-e3-a
5. kur-ra ga-an-ku4 mu-gu10 ga-an-gar
6. ki mu gub-bu-ba mu-gu10 ga-bi2-ib2-gub!
7. ki mu nu-gub-bu-ba mu digir-re-e-ne ga-bi2-ib-gub
8. ARAD2-da-ni en-ki-du10 <inim> mu-un-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4
9. lugal-gu10 tukum-bi kur-ra i-ni-in-ku4-ku4-de3-en {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu-ku4#-ku4-de3
10. kur-{gisz}erin-ku5-sze3 i-ni-in-ku4-ku4-de3-en {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu
11. {d}utu szul {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu
12. kur-ra dim2-ma-bi {d}utu-kam
12. kur-{gisz}eren-ku5 dim2-ma-bi szul {d}utu-kam {d}utu he2-me-da-an-zu#
13. {d}bil4#-ga-mes masz2 babbar2-ra szu im#-[...]
14. masz2 [x] masz2-da-ri-a gaba-na# [...]
15. szu-[x] gidri-ku3 kiri3#-[...]
16. [x x]-an#-na-ra gu3# [...]
17. [...]-ra# i-in-ku4#-[...]
18. [...]-ku5#-sze3# i#-[...]
column 2
1. hur-sag esz5-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3>
2. hur-sag limmu-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3>
3. hur-sag ia2-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3>
4. hur-sag asz3-kam-ma im-te-bal {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni <nu-mu-ni-in-pa3>
5. hur-sag imin-kam-ma bal-da-ni {gisz}eren sza3-ga-ni im-ma-ni-in-pa3#
6. {d}bil4-ga-mes {gisz}eren-e al-sag3#-ge
7. en-ki-du10 {gisz}pa-bi# [...] dumu-iri-na mu#-[...]
8. gu-ru-ma# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] a-a-gu10 ku3# {d#}[...]
2. kur-ra tusz-a-zu ba-ra-zu kur-ra tusz#-[...]
3. en-me-bara2-ge-si nin-gal-gu10 nam-dam-sze3 [...]
4. 2(disz)-<kam>-ma-sze3 in-ga-na-mu-na#-[x x]
5. zi ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-ka# a-a-gu10 ku3 {d}lugal-ban3-da
6. kur-ra tusz-a-zu ba-ra-zu kur-ra tusz-a-zu he2-zu-[x]
7. MA-tur nin ban3-da-gu10 nam-lukur-sze3 kur-ra hu-mu#-[...]
8. ni2-zu ba-ma-ra su-zu-a ga-an-ku4
9. ni2-te-ni disz-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-[x]
10. dumu iri-na x mu-un-de3-re7-esz-am3
11. pa-bi i3-ku5-ru-ne zu2 bi2-ib2-szir3-re-ne /
12. ur2 hur-sag-ga2-ke4 mu-ni-ib2-nu2#-[x x]
13. ni2-te-ni min-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-[x]
14. ni2-te-ni esz5-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-[x]
15. ni2-te-ni limmu-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-ba#
16. ni2-te-ni ia2-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-ba
17. ni2-te-ni asz3-kam-ma mu-un-na-ra-an-ba
18. ni2-te-ni imin-kam-ma mu-un-na-til-la-ta da-ga-ni ba-te
19. musz-gar3-gesztin-na murgu-na im-ta-du-du
20. ne mu-un-su-ub-ba-gin7 te-na tibir-ra bi2-in-ra
21. hu-wa-wa zu2 ba-an-da-zalag
22. am dab5-ba-gin7 saman bi2-in-szub
23. gurusz dab5-ba-gin7 a2-ni mu-un-la2-la2
24. {d}bil4-ga-mes szu ba-an-tuku
25. {d}utu-ra inim ga-mu-ra-ab-du11
26. {d}utu ama tud-ud-ga2 nu-un!-zu a-a bulug3-ga2 nu-zu
27. kur-ra mu-un-tu-ud-de3-en za-e mu-e-bulug3-ge26
28. {d}bil4-ga-mes zi an-na ba-an-pa3 zi ki-[...] zi kur-ra ba-an-pa3#
29. szu-sze3 mu-un-dab5 ki za nam-ba-an#-tum2#
30. u4-ba {d}bil4-ga-mes dumu-gi7-ra arhusz ba-ni-tuku#
31. {d}bil4-ga-mes en-ki-du10-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e
32. muszen dab5-ba ki-bi-sze3 ha-ma-gen
33. gurusz dab5-ba ur2 ama-na-sze3 he2-gi4-gi4
column 2
1. [...]-mes#? mi2 du11-ga
2. [x x] za3-mi2

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 054731
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 1059

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 07:48:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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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. 078 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357186.
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 078 artifact entry (No. P357186). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357186 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000365, ex. 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357186 (Accessed: March 13, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000365, ex. 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357186},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357186},
}


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