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title: Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11165/epic-of-gilgamesh-tablet-from-hattusa/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11165.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11165.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription on this clay tablet (VAT 12890) narrates part of the Epic of [Gilgamesh](https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/) (written c. 2150 - 1400 BCE). The obverse of this tablet relates the second dream of Gilgamesh on the journey to the Forest of Cedar, and part of the text of this passage has already been interpolated into the standard version of the epic at Tablet IV 55. The reverse holds a badly corrupted version of the episode of [Ishtar](https://www.worldhistory.org/ishtar/) and the Bull of Heaven. From Hattusa, in modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). 13th century BCE. It is on display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany, Exhibition of "Cinderella, Sindbad & Sinuhe, Arab-German Storytelling Traditions".

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## Bibliography

- [Andrew George. *The Epic of Gilgamesh.* Barnes and Noble Books, 1999.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0760714614/)

## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 17). Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11165/epic-of-gilgamesh-tablet-from-hattusa/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 17, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11165/epic-of-gilgamesh-tablet-from-hattusa/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet from Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11165/epic-of-gilgamesh-tablet-from-hattusa/>.

## License & Copyright

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