RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 (P431806)

Official or display tablet 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 090898

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-szubur#
2. en gal me kilib3-ba ag2-e
3. sza3 inim sa6-ge gal-zu
4. sukkal-mah sza3 kusz2-u3 an gal-la
5. du11-ga-ni igi-sze3 du
6. lugal-a-ni-ir
7. ri-im-{d}suen
8. sipa gu2-un [kar2] nibru{ki}
9. me gesz-hur eridu{ki}-ga szu du7-du7
10. u2-a uri5{ki}-ma
11. e2-babbar-da ni2 te-ge26
12. lugal larsa{ki}-ma#
reverse
1. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4
2. u4 an {d}en-lil2
3. {d}en-ki
4. dingir gal-gal-e-ne
5. unu{ki} iri ul
6. szu-mu-sze3 ma-ni-in-si-esz-a,
7. {d}nin-subur lugal-mu-ur2
8. inim sa6-sa6-ge-da-mu-ta
9. e2 a2-ag2-ga2 szum2-mu
10. ki-tusz ki-ag2-ga2-ni
11. nam-ti-mu-sze3
12. 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 4.02.14.12 composite (P448436) Q002177 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431806

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) [uncertain]
Excavated by John George Taylor (?).
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090898
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90898
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P431806
British Museum Collection (BM) W_-90898

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.14.12, ex. 01

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

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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2013-04-16 at 14:49:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.14.12, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431806.
RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P431806). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431806 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431806 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431806},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.14.12, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431806.
RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P431806). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431806 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431806 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431806},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P431806
LB  - CDLI:P431806
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RIME 4.02.14.12, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431806
ER  -
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