RIME 1.09.05.01, ex. 02 (P222533)

Official or display cylinder excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 02501

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
column 1
1. {d}en-lil2
2. lugal kur-kur-ra
3. ab-ba dingir-dingir-re2-ne-ke4
4. inim gi-na-ni-ta
5. {d}nin-gir2-su
6. {d}szara2-bi
7. ki e-ne-sur
8. me-silim
9. lugal kisz{ki}-ke4
10. inim {d}isztaran-na-ta
11. esz2 GAN2 be2-ra
12. ki-ba na bi2-ru2
13. usz
14. ensi2
15. umma{ki}-ke4
16. nam inim-ma diri-diri-sze3
17. e-ak
18. na-ru2-a-bi
19. i3-bux(PAD)
20. edin lagasz{ki}-sze3
21. i3-kux(DU)
22. {d}nin-gir2-su
23. ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
24. inim si-sa2-ni-ta
25. umma{ki}-da
26. dam-ha-ra
27. e-da-ak
28. inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
29. sa szu4 gal bi2-szu4
30. |ISZ.DU6.KID2|-bi
31. edin-na ki ba-ni-us2-us2
column 2
1. e2-an-na-tum2
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
4. pa-bil3-ga
5. en-mete-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
8. en-a2-kal-le
9. ensi2
10. umma{ki}-da
11. ki e-da-sur
12. e-bi i7 nun-ta
13. gu2-edin-na-sze3
14. ib2-ta-ni-e3
15. GAN2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
16. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 1/2(asz@c) esz2 {ninda}nindax(DU)
17. a2 umma{ki}-sze3
18. mu-tak4
19. GAN2 lugal nu-tuku
20. i3-kux(DU)
21. e-ba na-ru2-a
22. e-me-sar-sar
23. na-ru2-a
24. me-silim-ma
25. ki-bi bi2-gi4
26. edin umma{ki}-sze3
27. nu-dab5
28. im-dub-ba
29. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
30. nam-nun-da-ki-gar-ra
31. bara2 {d}en-lil2-la2
32. bara2 {d}nin-hur-sag-ka
33. bara2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
column 3
1. bara2 {d}utu
2. bi2-du3
3. sze {d}nansze
4. sze {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. 1(asz@c) guru7-am6
6. lu2 umma{ki}-ke4
7. ur5-sze3 i3-gu7
8. ku5-ra2 ba-us2
9. 4(szar'ugal@c){gal} guru7
10. ba-ku4
11. bar sze-bi nu-da-su3-su3-da-ka
12. ur-lum-ma
13. ensi2
14. umma{ki}-ke4
15. e ki-sur-ra
16. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
17. e ki-sur-ra
18. {d}nansze
19. a-e i3-mi-e3
20. na-ru2-a-bi
21. izi ba-szum2
22. i3-bux(PAD)-bux(PAD)
23. bara2 ru-a dingir-re2-ne
24. nam-nun-da-ki-gar-ra
25. ab-du3-a
26. i3-gul-gul
27. kur-kur e-ma-hun
28. e ki-sur-ra
29. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
30. e-ma-ta-bala
31. en-an-na-tum2
32. ensi2
33. lagasz{ki}-ke4
34. GAN2 u3-gig-ga
35. {a-sza3}asza5 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
column 4
1. gesz tesz2-tesz2-sze3 e-da-la2
2. en-mete-na
3. dumu ki-ag2
4. en-an-na-tum2-ma-ke4
5. gin2-sze3 i3-ni-se3
6. ur-lum-ma
7. ba-da-kar
8. sza3 umma{ki}-sze3
9. e-gaz
10. ansze-ni surx(ERIM) 1(gesz2@c)-am6
11. gu2 i7 lum-ma gir2-nun-ta-ka
12. e-sze3-tak4
13. nam-lu2-u18-ba
14. giri3-pad-ra2-bi
15. edin-da e-da-tak4-tak4
16. |ISZ.DU6.KID2|-bi
17.a, ki 5(disz@t)-a
17.b. i3-mi-dub
18. u4-ba il2
19. sanga zabala5{ki}-kam
20. gir2-su{ki}-ta
21. umma{ki}-sze3
22. gar3 dar-ra-a
23. e-gen
24. il2-le
25. nam-ensi2
26. umma{ki}-a
27. szu e-ma-ti
28. e ki-sur-ra
29. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
30. e ki-sur-ra
31. {d}nansze
32. im-dub-ba
33.a. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
33.b. gu2 i7 idigna-sze3 gal2-la
33.c. gu2-gu2 gir2-su{ki}-ka
34-36. nam-nun-da-ki-gar-ra {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}en-ki-ka
37. {d}nin-hur-sag-ka
38. a-e i3-mi-e3
39. sze lagasz{ki} 1(szar2@c) guru7-am6
40. i3-su
column 5
1. en-mete-na
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ke4
4. bar e-ba-ka
5. il2-sze3
6. lu2 he2-sze3-gi4-gi4-a
7. il2
8. ensi2
9. umma{ki}-a
10. {a-sza3}asza5 kar-kar
11. nig2-erim2 du11-du11-ge
12. e ki-sur-ra
13. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
14. e ki-sur-ra
15. {d}nansze
16.a. ga2-kam
16.b i3-mi-du11
17. an-ta-sur-ra-ta
18. e2 {d}dimgal-abzu-ka-sze3
19. IM ba-ni-e3-de3
20. i3-mi-du11
21. {d}en-lil2-le
22. {d}nin-hur-sag-ke4
23. nu-na-szum2
24. en-mete-na
25. ensi2
26. lagasz{ki}
27. mu pa3-da
28. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
29. inim si-sa2 {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
30. inim si-sa2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ta
31. inim si-sa2 {d}nansze-ta
32. e-bi i7 idigna-ta
33. i7 nun-sze3
34. e-ak
35. nam-nun-da-ki-gar-ra
36. ur2-bi na4-a mu-na-ni-du3
37. lugal ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni
38. {d}nin-gir2-su-ra
39. nin ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni
40. {d}nansze
41. ki-bi mu-na-gi4
42. en-mete-na
column 6
1. ensi2
2. lagasz{ki}
3. gidri szum2-ma
4. {d}en-lil2-la2
5. gesztu2 szum2-ma
6. {d}en-ki-ka
7. sza3 pa3-da
8. {d}nansze
9. ensi2 gal
10. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
11-12. lu2 inim dingir-re2-ne dab5-ba
13. dingir-ra-ni
14. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|
15. nam-ti
16. en-mete-na-ka-sze3
17. u4 ul-la-sze3
18. {d}nin-gir2-su-ra
19. {d}nansze
20. he2-na-szi-gub
21. lu2 umma{ki}-a
22. e ki-sur-ra
23. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
24. e ki-sur-ra
25. {d}nansze-ka
26. a2 zi-sze3
27. {a-sza3}asza5 tum3-de3
28. am6-ta-bala-e-da
29. lu2 umma{ki} he2
30. lu2 kur-ra he2
31. {d}en-lil2-le
32. he2-ha-lam-me
33. {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
34.a. sa szu4 gal-ni
34.b. u3-ni-szu4
35. szu mah giri3 mah-ni
36. an-ta he2-ga2-ga2
37. nam-lu2-u18 iri-na
38. szu u3-na-zi
39. sza3 iri-na-ka
40. ha-ne2-gaz-e

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.05.01 composite (P431117) Q001103 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222533

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 02501
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-005474
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.2501
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222533

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.05.01, ex. 02

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Anc. Mes. Speaks, p. 214, no. 23

    [Lassen2019AncMesSpeaks] Lassen, Agnete, Eckart Frahm, and Klaus Wagensonner, eds. 2019. Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks: Highlights of the Yale Babylonian Collection. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University.

  • history: BIN 2, 1

    [Nies1920BIN2] Nies, James B., and Clarence E. Keiser. 1920. Historical, Religious and Economic Texts and Antiquities. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Vol. 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: CIRPL, Ent 28-29

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ent 28, B

    [Steible1982FAOS5/1] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-07-22 at 13:36:53 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2014-10-16 at 17:37:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-03-05 at 09:24:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-06-04 at 12:58:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:48 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.01, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222533.
RIME 1.09.05.01, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P222533). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222533 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.05.01, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222533 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.01, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222533.
RIME 1.09.05.01, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P222533). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222533 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.05.01, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222533 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222533},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222533},
}


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