RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 (P365463)

Official or display tablet excavated in Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091081 (was BM 012224)

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}lugal-banda3{da}
2. dingir-ra-ni-ir
3. {d}nin-sun2
4. ama-a-ni-ir
5. {d}suen-ga-szi-id
6. lugal unu{ki}-ga
7. lugal am-na-nu-um
8. u2-a e2-an-na
9. u4 e2-an-na
10. mu-du3-a
11. e2 kankal e2 ki-tusz
12. sza3-hul2-la-ka-ne
13. mu-ne-en-du3
14. bala nam-lugal-la-ka-ne2
reverse
1. 3(asz) sze gur-ta
2. 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki-ta
3. 1(u) ma-na uruda-ta
4. 3(ban2) i3-gesz-ta
5. ganba ma-da-na-ka
6. ku3-babbar 1(disz) gin2-e
7. he2-eb2-da-sa10
8. mu-a-ni mu he2-gal2-la
9. he2-a
colophon
10.a. gaba-ri na4-ru2-a _sza2_ {na4}esi
 en: Copy of stele of diorite,
10.b. nig2-gur11 e2-zi-da {disz}ak-din-su-iq-bi
 en: property of Ezida: Nabû-balāssu-iqbi,
10.c. a {disz}mi-s,ir-a-a _isz-t,ur_
 en: son of Miṣir-āya, wrote (it).

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 4.04.01.08 composite (P448524) Q002245 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P365463

Physical information

copied from EOB stone tablet

Artifact type Tablet
copied from EOB stone tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Borsippa (mod. Birs Nimrud) [uncertain]
Excavated by Hormuzd Rassam; Acquired by the British Museum in 1882.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 091081 (was BM 012224)
Accession Number 1882-05-22, 0356

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.91081
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P365463
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0522-356

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.01.08, ex. 26

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

  • history: CT 21, pl. 13-14 BM 091081

    [King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-01-13 at 11:00:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-26 at 18:31:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-11-26 at 07:58:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.01.08, Ex. 26 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P365463.
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry (No. P365463). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365463 (Original work published 2007)
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365463 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365463},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.01.08, Ex. 26 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P365463.
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry (No. P365463). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P365463 (Original work published 2007)
RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P365463 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P365463},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P365463},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P365463
LB  - CDLI:P365463
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RIME 4.04.01.08, ex. 26 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P365463
ER  -
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