RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 (P431606)

Official or display cone excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 119028

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. {d}inanna
2. nin-a-ni-ir
3. {d}su-mu-el3
4. nita kal-ga
5. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
6. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
7. {e2}szutum ku3
8. e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
9. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
10. mu-na-du3

Text content

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

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 4.02.07.01 composite (P448353) Q002032 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431606

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley; Acquired by the British Museum in 1927.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 02634
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 119028
Accession Number 1927-10-03, 0023

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.119028
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P431606
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 2005
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1927-1003-23

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.07.01, 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: UET 1, 0114

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; 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
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 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
2013-03-05 at 09:11:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.07.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431606.
RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P431606). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431606 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431606 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431606},
}


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ID  - P431606
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431606
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.07.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431606.
RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P431606). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431606 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431606 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431606},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431606},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P431606
LB  - CDLI:P431606
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RIME 4.02.07.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431606
ER  -
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