RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 (P345488)

Official or display cone excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108854

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
column 1
1. [asz2]-du#-ni-a-ri-im
2. _[nita] kal#-ga_
3. [na-ra-am] {d#}inanna
4. [mi-gir] {d#}za-ba4-ba4
5. _[lugal]_ kisz#{ki}
6. [i]-nu#-mi
7. [ki]-ib#-ra-tum
8. [er]-bi-im
9. [i]-ki-ra-ni-ni-ma
10. [sa]-ma-ni
11. sza#-na-tim
12. ta#-ha-za-am
13. e#-pu-usz-ma
14. i-na sa-mu-un-tim
15. sza-tim
16. ma-hi-ri
17. a-na _su2-a_
18. lu# i-tu-ur2
19. um-ma-ni
20. a-na sza-la-asz
21. me-at-tim#
22. lu i#-tu-ur2#
23. i-nu-mi
24. {d}za-ba4-ba4 be-li2
25. i-di-na-an-na
26. u3 esz3-tar2 be-el-ti
27. ta#-pu-ti
28. i#-li-ku-na
29. [a]-ka#-al <pa-ta-ni-ia>
30. el#-qi2-ma
31. [a]-na ha-ra-an
32. u2#-ma-ka-al
column 2
1. a-li-[ik-ma]
2. er-bi-e u2#-mi#
3. ma-ta-am
4. na-ki-ir-ta-am#
5. lu u2-ka-ni-isz
6. ed-di-szi-ma
7. _bad3_ i-nu-uh2-dingir#
8. lu e-pu-usz
9. u3 {i7}im-gur-esz3-tar2
10. lu ah-ri
11. i-na e-bu-ri-szu-ma
12. ki-ib-ra-tum
13. er-be2-tim
14. i-ki-ra-ni-ni-ma
15. _bad3 bar*_ kisz{ki#}
  (BAR written over erasure)
16. lu e-pu-usz
17. u3 {i7}nun-di
18. i-na szi-na u2-mi
19. lu es-ke-er

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.08.01.01 composite (P448588) Q006434 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345488

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
Previously owned by Maimon; Purchased from Albert Amor in 1914.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 108854
Accession Number 1914-04-07, 0020

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.108854
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345488
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1914-0407-20

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 08.01.01, 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: CT 36, pl. 04, BM 108854

    [Gadd1921CT36] Gadd, Cyril John. 1921. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 36.

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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-07-28 at 18:38:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-02 at 13:09:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.08.01.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345488.
RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P345488). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345488 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345488 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345488},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.08.01.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345488.
RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P345488). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345488 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345488 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345488},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P345488
LB  - CDLI:P345488
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RIME 4.08.01.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345488
ER  -
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