RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 (P418026)

Official or display artifact excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096565

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

-

Material(s)

Metal > Copper

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

154.0 mm × 73.0 mm

Witness

Text

object nail
surface a
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. lugal
3. lagasz
4. dumu gu-ni-DU
5. esz3 gir2-su
6. mu-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.01.07 composite (P431041) Q001017 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P418026

Physical information

nail & plate

Artifact type
nail & plate
Dimensions 154.0 mm × 73.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Copper
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 096565
Accession Number 1902-04-12, 0677

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.01.07, ex. 08

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: BM Guide (3rd edition), 83 no. 2

    [BMGuide1922] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. 1922.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-27 at 16:48:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-01-09 at 17:11:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-11-23 at 11:47:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-06-13 at 10:31:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-06-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 1.09.01.07, Ex. 08 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P418026.
RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry (No. P418026). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P418026 (Original work published 2011)
RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P418026 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	title = {RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P418026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P418026},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 1.09.01.07, Ex. 08 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P418026.
RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry (No. P418026). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P418026 (Original work published 2011)
RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P418026 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P418026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P418026},
}

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