RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 01 & RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 02 (P286233)

Official or display cone excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Cite

Lineart

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NBC 06102

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

190.0 mm × 198.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
column 1
1. u4 {d}en-lil2-le
2. lugal dingir-re-e-ne
3. en gal kur-kur-ra-ke4
4. {d}utu-ra igi sa6-ga-na
5. mu-un-szi-in-bar-ra-am3
6. zimbir{ki}
7. iri ul ki-szu-pesz-a-ni
8. bad3-bi du3-u3-de3
9. e2-babbar-ra
10. ki-be2 gi4-gi4-de3
11. u6-nir gi-gun4-na mah-a-ni
12. sag-bi an-gin7 il2-i-de3
13. {d}utu {d}{sze3!}szer7-da-bi
14. ki-tusz# ku3#-ne-ne-a
15. asila nig2 hul2-hul2-la-bi-sze3 ku4-ku4-de3
16. inim nig2 nu-kur2-ru-da-na
17. bi2-in-du11-ga-a
18. u4-bi-a
19. ur#-sag szul {d#}utu
20. nam gal {d}en-lil2-le
21. zimbir{ki#} e2-babbar-ra
22. mu-ni-in-tar-ra-sze3
23. hul2-la-gin7
24. im-ma-na-ni-ib2-gar#
25. sa-am-su-i-lu-na
26. lugal szu du11-ga-ni-me-en
27. gu3 hul2 ma-an-de2
28. a2-bi mu-da-an-ag2#
29. u4-bi-a
30. kilib3 ki-en-gi ki#-uri#
31. lu2 gu2# mu#-da#-ab-du3#-usz-a
32. sza2 mu asz-a-ka#
33. a-ra2# 8(disz)-am3
34. {gesz}tukul!-ta he2#-em#-mi#-sag3
35. iri didli gu2#-bar-ra-mu-ne
column 2
1. du6 _ka#-ar2-me_-sze3 he2-ni-ku4
2. lu2-erim2
3. lu2-hul-gal2#
4. suhusz-bi kalam-ta he2#-em-mi-bu
5. kur gu2-si-a
6. du11-ga-ga2 hu-mu#-ni-tusz!
7. nig2 u4 ul-li2-a-ta
8. szeg12 e2-babbar-ra
9. ba-dim2-ma-ta
10. lugal igi-du-ne#-ne#-er
11. lugal na-me
12. {d}utu ba-ra-mu-un-szi-in-sze-ga-am3
13. bad3 zimbir{ki}
14. nu-mu-na-ta-an-du3-am3
15. sa-am-su-i-lu-na
16. ki-ag2# {d}utu
17. {d}{sze3!}szer7-da-bi
18. lugal kal-ga
19. lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki}
20. lugal an-ub-da limmu2
21. lugal du11-ga-ni
22. ki {d}utu
23. {d}{sze3!}szer7-da-ta sze-ga-me-en
24. du11-ga du11-ga {d}utu
25. {d}marduk-bi-da#-ka
26. ugnim zi-ga
27. ma-da-mu-ta
28. sza3 mu-ba-ka
29. szeg12-bi mu-ni-du8
30. bad3 zimbir{ki}
31. [hur]-sag# gal-gin7 mu-ni-il2
32. e2#-babbar-ra KI szu# gibil! im-mi-ak
33. u6-nir gi-gun4#-na mah-ne#-ne
column 3
1. sag-bi an-gin7 mi-ni-il2
2. {d}utu {d}iszkur
3. {d}{sze3#}szer7#-da#-bi#
4. ki#-tusz# ku3#-ne#-ne#-a
5. asila# nig2# hul2#-hul2#-la#-bi#-sze3#
6. mi#-ni-ku4#
7. e2#-babbar-ra#
8. {d}lamma# sa6#-ga#-bi# im#-mi#-gi4#
9. su# {d#}utu {d}iszkur#
10. {d}{sze3#}szer7#-da#-bi#
11. du10-ga#-ra# im#-[mi]-ak#
12. nig2 du11#-ga# {d}utu
13. {d}marduk-bi-da#-ke4#
14. ki-bi-sze3 im-mi-gar
15. bad3-ba {d}utu
16. sa-am-su#-i-lu#-na#-ra#
17. nam-nir nam#-kal#-ga
18. u3 nam-ti-la-ke4#
19. sag-e-esz2 mu-ni-in-rig7
20. mu-bi-im
21. ur5-sze3!-am3 {d}utu#
22. sag nam-bara2-ga-ni#
23. sza-mu-un-il2#-la#
24. nam-ti sza3 du10-ga gi16-sa ak-a
25. nam-lugal za3-sza4 nu-tuku-a
26. {gesz}gidri nig2-si-sa2
27. kalam ge-en-ge-en!
28. {gesz}tukul! kal-ga gesz-gaz lu2-kur2-e-ne
29. nam-en ub-da limmu2-ba
30. du-ri2-sze3 ak-da nig2-ba-ni#-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2
surface b
column 1
1. u4 {d}en-lil2#-le#
2. lugal dingir-re-e-ne#
3. en gal kur-kur-ra-ke4
4. {d}utu-ra# igi sa6#-ga-na
5. mu-un-szi-in-bar-ra-am3#
6. zimbir{ki#}
7. iri ul ki-szu-pesz-a-ni
8. bad3-bi du3-u3-de3#
9. e2-babbar-ra#
10. ki-be2 gi4-gi4-de3
11. u6-nir gi-gun4-na# mah-a-ni#
12. sag-bi an-gin7 il2-i-de3#
13. {d}utu {d}{sze3#}szer7#-da#-[bi]
14. ki-tusz! ku3-ne-ne-a
15. asila# nig2 hul2-hul2-la-bi#-sze3! ku4-ku4-de3
16. inim nig2 nu-kur2-ru-da-na
17. bi2-in-du11-ga-a
18. u4-bi#-a
19. ur-sag szul# {d}utu
20. nam gal {d}en-lil2-le
21. zimbir{ki} e2-babbar-ra
22. mu#-ni-in-tar-ra-sze3
23. hul2#-la#-gin7
24. im#-ma#-na-ni-ib2#-gar
25. sa-am-su-i-lu-na
26. lugal# szu du11-ga-ni-me-en
column 2
1. gu3 hul2# ma#-an-de2#
2. a2#-bi# mu#-da#-an-ag2#
3. u4-bi-a#
4. kilib3 [ki-en]-gi# ki#-uri#
5. lu2# gu2# mu#-da#-ab#-du3-usz#-a#
6. sza2 mu# asz-a-ka#
7. a-ra2 8(disz)#-am3!
8. {gesz}[tukul-ta he2]-em#-mi#-sag3
9. iri didli gu2#-bar-ra-mu#-ne#
10. du6# _ka#-ar#-<me>_-sze3# he2#-ni-ku4#
11. lu2#-erim2
12. lu2#-hul-gal2
13. suhusz#-bi kalam-ta
14. [he2]-em#-mi-bu
15. kur# gu2#-si#-a
16. du11-[ga]-ga2# hu-mu#-ni-tusz
17. nig2 u4 ul#-li2-a-ta
18. szeg12# e2-babbar-ra
19. ba-dim2-ma-ta
20. lugal igi-du#-ne#-ne-er
21. lugal na-me
22. {d}utu ba-ra#-mu-un-szi-in-sze-ga-am3
(verb is split into two ruled lines, second indented)
23. bad3 zimbir#{ki#}
24. nu-mu-na#-ta-an-du3-am3
25. sa-am-su-i-lu-na
26. ki-ag2 {d}utu
column 3
1. {d#}{sze3#}szer7#-da#-bi#
2. [lugal kal]-ga
3. lugal# ka2#-dingir-ra#{ki#}
4. [lugal] an-ub-da# [limmu2]
5. [lugal] du11-ga-ni
6. ki# {d}utu
7. {d}{sze3}szer7#-da#-ta sze#-[ga]-me-en#
8. du11#-ga [du11]-ga# {d}utu
9. {d}marduk#-bi#-da#-ka#
10. ugnim# zi-ga
11. ma#-da#-mu-ta#
12. sza3# mu#-ba-ka#
13. szeg12-bi mu#-[ni-du8]
14. bad3# zimbir#{[ki]}
15. hur#-sag# [gal-gin7] mi-ni-[il2]
(written on two ruled lines, second indented)
16. e2#-babbar#-ra szu# gibil# im#-mi#-ak#
17. u6-nir gi-gun4#-na# mah-ne#-ne#
18. sag-bi an-gin7 mi#-ni-il2
19. {d}utu {d}iszkur
20. {d}{sze3}szer7-da#-bi#
21. ki-tusz ku3-ne#-ne-a
22. asila nig2 hul2#-hul2-la-bi-sze3
23. mi-ni-ku4
24. e2-babbar-ra
column 4
1. {d}lamma sa6#-ga#-bi# im#-mi-[gi4]
2. su# {d#}utu {d}iszkur
3. {d}{sze3#}szer7#-da#-bi#
4. [du10]-ga-ra im-mi#-[ak]
5. nig2 du11-ga {d}utu
6. {d}marduk#-bi-da#-ke4#
7. ki-bi-sze3# im#-mi#-[gar]
8. bad3-ba {d#}utu
9. sa#-am-su#-i#-[lu]-na#-ra#
10. nam#-nir# nam#-kal-ga
11. u3# nam#-ti-la#-ke4#
12. sag-e#-esz2# mu-ni-in-rig7
13. mu#-bi-im
14. ur5#-sze3-am3 {d}utu
15. sag nam-bara2-ga-ni
16. sza-mu-un-il2-la
17. nam#-ti sza3 du10-ga
18. gi16#-sa ak#-a
19. [nam]-lugal za3-sza4 nu-tuku-a
20. {gesz#}gidri# nig2#-si#-sa2
21. kalam# ge#-en#-ge-en
22. {gesz}tukul kal-ga
23. gesz-gaz# lu2#-kur2-e-ne
24. nam#-en# ub#-da limmu2-ba
25. [du]-ri2-sze3# ak-da
26. nig2-ba-ni-sze3
27. mu-na-an-szum2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced	Samsu-iluna.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian composite (P519212)	Q002220sum	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P286233
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P286233

Physical information

Artifact type	Cone
Dimensions	190.0 mm × 198.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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 06102
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC)	BC-009083
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	NBC.6102
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P286233

References

primary: RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 01 & RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 02

[Frayne1990-98590] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990.
history: YOS 9, 36-37

[Stephens1937YOS9] Stephens, Ferris J. 1937. Votive and Historical Texts from Babylonia and Assyria. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 9. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: RA 39, 5ff

[Thureau-Dangin1942-1944RA39] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1942-1944. “L’inscription Bilingue B de Samsu-Iluna.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 39: 5–17.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-14 at 18:27:11	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-14 at 16:46:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-08-23 at 08:57:11	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-01-26 at 12:34:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2013-05-08 at 14:34:31	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, Ex. 01 & RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P286233.

RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 01 & RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P286233). (2024, July 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P286233 (Original work published 2006)

RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 01 & RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P286233 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, Ex. 01 & RIME 4.03.07.03Sumerian, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P286233.

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P286233},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P286233},
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