RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 (P226602)

Official or display tablet excavated in Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017288

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-na
2. {d}i7
3. be-li2-szu
4. szul-gi
5. da-num2
6. _lugal_ uri5#{ki}
7. u3 _lugal#_
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.02.029 composite (P432193) Q001666 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226602

Physical information

foundation tablet

Artifact type Tablet
foundation tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metamorphic rock > Steatite
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Amnanum (mod. Tell ed-Der)
Purchased from Selim Homsy & Co in 1894.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017288
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17288
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226602
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-2

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.02.029, ex. 01

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: CT 3, pl. 01 BM 017288

    [King1898CT3] King, Leonard W. 1898. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 3.

  • history: SAKI, 192o

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

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
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
2012-09-25 at 16:40:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:39 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.02.029, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226602.
RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226602). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226602 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226602 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226602},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.02.029, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226602.
RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226602). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226602 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226602 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226602},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P226602
LB  - CDLI:P226602
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.02.029, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226602
ER  -
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