RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 (P293445)

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 02152

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

67.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}inanna
2. nin-a-ni-ir
3. an-am3 sipa zi
4. unu{ki}-ga
5. dumu ki-ag2
6. {d}inanna-ke4
7. u4# e2-a-ni libir
8. mu-un-gibil
reverse
1. ki-be2 bi2-gi4-a
2. a gu3 nun di-dam
3. mu-un-du3

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 4.04.06.05 composite (P448541) Q002261 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P293445

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 13.0 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 02152
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016780
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.2152
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P293445

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.06.05, 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, 334f

    [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, 35

    [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: SKFZ, 98-99

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

  • history: SAKAZ 1, 190

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

  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, IVD6c

    [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
2024-07-25 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 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 08:03:44 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 4.04.06.05, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293445.
RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P293445). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293445 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293445 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293445},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.06.05, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P293445.
RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P293445). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P293445 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P293445 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P293445},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P293445},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P293445
LB  - CDLI:P293445
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - RIME 4.04.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P293445
ER  -
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