RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 (P293444)

Official or display tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 02145

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

280.0 mm × 212.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {d}inanna
2. nin gal e2-an-na
3. nin-mu-ra
4. an-am3 sipa zi
5. unu{ki}-ga-ke4
6. agrig szu dim4-ma
7. sze-ga an {d}inanna
8. dumu ki-ag2
9. {d}inanna-me-en
10. u4 e2 an {d}inanna
11. nig2 dim2-dim2 libir-ra
12. {d}ur-{d}namma
13. {d}szul-gi-ra-ke4
14. mu-un-gibil4-a
15. ki-be2 bi2-gi4-a
16. e2 ge6-par3 en-na
17. ki-tusz sza3 hul2-la*-na
18. la-la-bi-sze3 tum2-ma
19. mu-un-ki-gar
20. e2 gibil4-gin7
column 2
1. hu-mu-u3-tu
2. {gesz}ig gal-gal erin-a
3. _{gesz}e-lam-ma-kum_
4. hur-sag*-ta de6-a
5. {gesz}ig i3 szesz2
6. {kusz}a2*-si*-bi
7. alan sa6-ga
8. ul zabar husz szu du7
9. me-te e2-e-ke4
10. ba-ab-du7
11. e2-be2 hu-mu-si-si
12. lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba
13. szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a
14. mu-ni
15. bi2-ib-sar-re-a
16. an gal
17. a-a dingir-re-e-ne
18. {d}inanna nin an-ki-ke4
19. asz2 hul-bi
20. he2-em-bal-esz

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.04.06.02 composite (P448538) Q002258 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293444

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 280.0 mm × 212.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 02145
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016773
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.2145
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P293444

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.06.02, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: RISA, 334-37

    [Barton1929RISA] Barton, George A. 1929. The Royal Inscriptions of Sumer and Akkad. Vol. 1. Library of Ancient Semitic Inscriptions. New Haven : Pub. for the American Oriental Society by the Yale University Press.

  • history: YOS 1, 36

    [Clay1915YOS1] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1915. Miscellaneous Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: BagM 02 (pp.1-82), 53f

    [Falkenstein1963BagM2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1963. “Zu Den Inschriftenfunden Der Grabung in Uruk-Warka 1960-1961.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 2: 1-82 + Taf. 1-13.

  • history: SKFZ, 99f

    [Karki1968SKFZ] Kärki, Ilmari. 1968. Die Sumerischen Königsinschriften Der Frühaltbabylonischen Zeit, in Umschrift Und Übersetzung. Helsinki.

  • history: SAKAZ 1, 191

    [Karki1980SAKAZ1] Kärki, Ilmari. 1980. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Königsinschriften Der Altbabylonischen Zeit, i: Lsin, Larsa, Uruk. Vol. 49. Studia Orientalia 49. Helsinki.

  • history: AJSL 39 (pp. 136-142), 139f

    [Langdon1923AJSL39] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1923. “Contributions to the Assyrian Lexicon.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 39 (2): 136–42.

  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, IVD6e

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 10:20:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:07:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:03:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:31:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 19:03:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 18:59:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 18:29:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 16:46:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 15:27:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-05-27 at 07:41:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.06.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293444.
RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P293444). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293444 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293444 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293444},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.06.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293444.
RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P293444). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293444 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293444 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293444},
}


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