RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 (P430808)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091069 (was BM 012212)

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object barrel
surface a
column 1
1. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal ka2-dingir-ra{ki}
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2
5. kalam dim2-dim2-me
6. lugal nig2 ak-ak-bi
7. su {d}utu
8. {d}marduk-ra
9. ba-du10-ga-me-en
10. bad3 zimbir{ki}
11. sahar-ta
12. hur-sag gal-gin7
13. sag-bi
14. he2-mi-il2
15. ambar-ra hu-mu-ni-nigin2
16. {i7}buranun
17. zimbir{ki}-sze3!
18. hu-mu-ba-al
19. kar silim-ma-ke4
20. hu-mu-ni-us2
  blank space
column 2
1. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
2. kalam dim2-dim2-me
3. lugal nig2 ak-ak-bi
4. su {d}utu
5. {d}marduk-ra
6. ba-du10-ga-me-en
7. zimbir{ki}
8. ka2-dingir-ra{ki}-bi-da-ke4
9. ki-tusz ne-ha
10. du-ri2-sze3
11. he2-em-mi-tusz
12. ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
13. sze-ga {d}utu
14. ki-ag2 {d}marduk-me-en
15. u4 ul-li2-a-ta
16. lugal lugal-e-ne-er
17. ba-ra-an-dim2-ma
18. {d}utu lugal-ga2#
19. gal-bi hu-mu-na-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P430808

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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 091069 (was BM 012212)
Accession Number 1882-07-14, 1031

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P430808
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1882-0714-1031

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02

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

  • history: LIH, 058

    [King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.

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
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-19 at 09:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-04-16 at 06:50:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P430808.
RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P430808). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430808 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430808 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430808},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P430808.
RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P430808). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430808 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430808 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430808},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430808},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P430808
LB  - CDLI:P430808
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - RIME 4.03.06.12Sumerian, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430808
ER  -
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