RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 (P264961)

Official or display vase excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 09637 + CBS 09696

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Vase

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

object vase
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. lu2#-mah
3'. {d}nisaba-ka#
4'. igi zi# [...]
5'. an# [...]
  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 1.14.20.01 composite (P431232) Q001379 View the score

Record

P264961 leadP264961 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P264961

Physical information

vase

Artifact type Vase
vase
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Calcite
Preservation fragment Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 09637 + CBS 09696
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 584373 + 584374
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.9637 + CBS.9696
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P264961

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 14.20.01, ex. 38

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

  • history: BE 1/2, pl.19

    [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: FAOS 5/2, Lugalzagesi 1, A, CBS 09637

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 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
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-12-24 at 14:02:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-23 at 15:21:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-05-22 at 06:34:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:34 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:50:02 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.20.01, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264961.
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P264961). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264961 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264961 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264961},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.20.01, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264961.
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P264961). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264961 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264961 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264961},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P264961
LB  - CDLI:P264961
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 38 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P264961
ER  -
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