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title: Gilgamesh Tablet Fragment
author: Prof. David I. Owen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9606/gilgamesh-tablet-fragment/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gilgamesh Tablet Fragment

_Authored by Prof. David I. Owen_

## Image File

[![Gilgamesh Tablet Fragment](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9606.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9606.png)

## Image Caption

A tablet, discovered in 2015 CE, with a passage from the [Gilgamesh](https://www.worldhistory.org/gilgamesh/) epic. CUNES 48-07-173. (Photographs by Prof. David I. Owen, Rosen Collection, Cornell University. Used with permission)

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## Bibliography

- [Enkidu and the Harlot: Another Fragment of Old Babylonian Gilgameš : Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie](https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/zava.2018.108.issue-1/za-2018-0002/za-2018-0002.xml "Enkidu and the Harlot: Another Fragment of Old Babylonian Gilgameš : Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie"), accessed 19 Mar 2020.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Owen, P. D. I. (2018, November 28). Gilgamesh Tablet Fragment. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9606/gilgamesh-tablet-fragment/>
### Chicago
Owen, Prof. David I.. "Gilgamesh Tablet Fragment." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 28, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9606/gilgamesh-tablet-fragment/>.
### MLA
Owen, Prof. David I.. "Gilgamesh Tablet Fragment." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9606/gilgamesh-tablet-fragment/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **Prof. David I. Owen**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 November 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.