RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness (P232291)

Official or display statue excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist EŞEM 05215

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object statue
surface a
column 1
  column effaced
column 2
1. e2-[x] e2 dingir-ra-ta [ib2-zi]-zi#-[a]
2. [ib2-ze-re-a]
3. [{d}]nansze#
4. [nin in-dub]-ba#-ke4
5. [{d}nin]-gir2#-su
6. [lugal {gesz}tukul]-ke4
7. [{d}ga2]-tum3#-du10
8. [ama lagasz{ki}]-ke4#
9. [{d}ig]-alim#
10. [dumu ki]-ag2#
column 3
1. [{d}nin-gir2-su-ka]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. lu2#-[bi]
5. {gesz}dur2-gar-na [...] ha-bi2-dur2-[ne]
6. numun-na-ni#
7. he2-eb2-til-ne#
8. mu-ni he2-eb2-ha-lam#-e-ne

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite (P431900) Q001557 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P232291

Physical information

statue, standing

Artifact type Statue
statue, standing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
restored from 18 fragments

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist EŞEM 05215
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232291

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07, St S witness

    [Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 244–45, 9/2, p. 84–86, Gudea Statue S [1991]

    [Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 267, St 123 [1991]

    [Braun-Holzinger1991HSAO3] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1991. Mesopotamische Weihgaben Der Frühdynastischen Bis Altbabylonischen Zeit. Vol. 3. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient.

  • citation: Rundplastik, pp. 142-43 [1987]

    [Colbow1987Rundplastik] Colbow, Gudrun. 1987. Zur Rundplastik Des Gudea von Lagaš. Vol. 5. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien. München : Profil.

  • citation: Mesopotamia 6, p. 13, pls. 50-51 [1978]

    [Johansen1978Mes6] Johansen, Christina. 1978. Statues of Gudea, Ancient and Modern. Vol. 6. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag.

  • citation: CM 17, p. 331 [2000]

    [Suter2000CM17] Suter, Claudia E. 2000. Gudea’s Temple Building : The Representation of an Early Mesopotamian Ruler in Text and Image. Vol. 17. Cuneiform Monographs.

  • citation: RA 051 (pp. 169-176), pp. 169-76, pls. I-II

    [Unger1957RA51] Unger, Eckhard. 1957. “Kalksteinstatue Des Gudea von Lagasch in Paris Und Istanbul.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 51 (4): 169–76.

    (reconstruction)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-01 at 15:48:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-01 at 14:33:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-18 at 09:36:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 15:36:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 13:49:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 13:47:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 14:04:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:58:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:54:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:53:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 10:09:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-09-20 at 13:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-02-19 at 13:42:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-12-15 at 13:52:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:05 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St S Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232291.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness artifact entry (No. P232291). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232291 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232291 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {S} witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232291},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/1/
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TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232291
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St S Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232291.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness artifact entry (No. P232291). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232291 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232291 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {S} witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232291},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232291},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P232291
LB  - CDLI:P232291
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232291
ER  -
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