RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 (P222740)

Official or display Vessel excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 129401 (ex. CBS 09572)

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Vessel

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

133.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Witness

Text

object vessel
surface a
1. {d}za-[ba4-ba4]
2. u2-hub2#?
3. ensi2#
4. kisz#[{ki}]
  rest broken

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 1.07.42.01 composite (P431031) Q001243 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222740

Physical information

vessel

Artifact type Vessel
vessel
Dimensions 133.0 mm × 74.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 129401 (ex. CBS 09572)
Accession Number 1939-06-12, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222740
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1939-0612-1

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 07.42.01, ex. 01

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

  • history: JCS 15 (pp. 105-111), p. 107f.

    [Goetze1961KishKings] Goetze, Albrecht. 1961. “Early Kings of Kish.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 15 (3): 105–11. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359020.

    (edition)

  • history: BE 1/2, 108

    [Hilprecht1896BE1/2] Hilprecht, Hermann Vollrath. 1896. Old Babylonian Inscriptions Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania: Series A Cuneiform Texts, vol. 1/2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1005492.

  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, p. 39: IA2a

    [Sollberger1971IRSA] Sollberger, Edmond, and Jean-Robert Kupper. 1971. Inscriptions Royales Sumériennes et Akkadiennes. Liiératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 3. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Uhub 1

    [Steibl1982FAOS5/2] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/2.

  • history: SAKI, 160 VIII, 1 (edition)

    [Thureau-Dangin1907SAKI ] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1907. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Königsinschriften. Vol. 1. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek .

  • citation: Iraq 46 (pp. 87-93), 92–93

    [Cooper1984Iraq46] Cooper, Jerrold S. 1984. “Studies in Mesopotamian Lapidary Inscriptions. III.” Iraq 46 (2): 87–93.

    (not part of BE 01/2, 109 = P247657)

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

    as BM 129401 ?

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-05 at 13:36:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-04 at 19:07:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-04 at 19:04:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:42:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:37:02 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
2014-01-06 at 18:14:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-12-05 at 13:24:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-22 at 14:32:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:13 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:53 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:21 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.07.42.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222740.
RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222740). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222740 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222740 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222740},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.07.42.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222740.
RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222740). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222740 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222740 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 1.07.42.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222740},
}


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