RIME 1.15.add061.01, ex. 01 (P222914)

Official or display statue excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Museum Number

WAM 21.0005

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

195.0 mm × 133.0 mm

object statue
surface a
1. {d#}[nin]-szubur#?
 en: To Ninšubur,
2. [...]
 en: ...
3. x [...]
 en: ...,
4. ME-KU-KISAL x x
 en: [...]
5. KID2-alan!-ni
 en: (This) his statue,
6. nam-ti-la-ni-da
 en: for his life,
7. he2-na-da-gub
 en: may it stand (in prayer).

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Statue Artifact type comments:

    statue

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 195.0 high × 133.0 wide
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  • Condition Description: Alabaster. Face is damaged, left eye and nose are chipped. Hands folded at midriff. Lower edge is cut back for insertion (composite sculpture) w/ a rectangular dowel hole at the center. The eyes, eyebrows were inlaid. Neck has been repaired. There is a cu
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    statue

  • primary: RIME 1, 15.add061.01, ex. 01

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

  • history: Braun-Holzinger Beterstatuetten, p. 74 and 83

    [Braun-Holzinger1977Beterstatuetten] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1977. Frühdynastische Beterstatuetten. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Nr. 19. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: OrAn 23, p. 159 ff.

    [Cooper1984OrAn23] Cooper, Jerrold S. 1984. “Studies in Mesopotamian Lapidary Inscriptions IV.” Oriens Antiquus 23: 159–61.

  • history: Fertile Crescent, p. 6 no.7

    [Hill1944WAG] Hill, Dorothy Kent. 1944. The Fertile Crescent : Art and History of Bible Lands as Illustrated in the Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore: Walters Art Gallery.

  • history: J.V. Canby “Art of Sumer and Akkad” in Walters B, Supplement No. 1 (February 1970) cat. no. 5

    [sec28857] N.d.

  • history: the Ancient Near East, WAG Picture Book (1974) no. 3

    [sec28858] N.d.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Anonym 03

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

  • citation: CDLJ 2003/3

    [Michalowski2023] Michalowski, Piotr. 2003. “An Early Dynastic Tablet of ED Lu A from Tell Brak (Nagar).” Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2003 (3): 1–6. https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/articles/cdlj/2003-3.

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  • Museum No.: WAM 21.0005
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 19:05:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-27 at 13:50:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:35:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-11-28 at 19:28:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-08-12 at 14:04:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:57 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 1.15.Add061.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222914.
RIME 1.15.add061.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222914). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222914 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.15.add061.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222914 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	month = {sep 28},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222914},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222914},
}


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