RIME 4.04.06.02 composite (P448538)

Official or display artifact excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite
surface a
1. {d}inanna
 en: For Inanna,
2. nin gal e2-an-na
 en: great queen of the Eanna temple,
3. nin-mu-ra
 en: my mistress,
4. an-am3 sipa zi
 en: Anam, the faithful shepherd
5. unu{ki}-ga-ke4
 en: of Uruk,
6. agrig szu dim4-ma
 en: the prudent steward
7. sze-ga an {d}inanna
 en: favored by An and Inanna,
8. dumu ki-ag2
 en: beloved son
9. {d}inanna-me-en
 en: of Inanna, I -
10. u4 e2 an {d}inanna
 en: when the temple of An and Inanna,
11. nig2 dim2-dim2 libir-ra
 en: the old constructions
12. {d}ur-{d}namma
 en: of (the Ur kings) Ur-Namma
13. {d}szul-gi-ra-ke4
 en: and Šulgi,
14. mu-un-gibil4-a
 en: I had renovated
15. ki-be2 bi2-gi4-a
 en: and restored,
16. e2 ge6-par3 en-na
 en: a gipar house of the en priestess,
17. ki-tusz sza3 hul2-la-na
 en: her residence which makes the heart happy,
18. la-la-bi-sze3 tum2-ma
 en: one worthy of her allure,
19. mu-un-ki-gar
 en: I founded.
20. e2 gibil4-gin7
 en: As (if it were) a new temple
21. hu-mu-u3-tu
 en: I did indeed create it.
22. {gesz}ig gal-gal erin-a
 en: Large doors of cedar
23. _{gesz}e-lam-ma-kum_
 en: and elamakkum wood
24. hur-sag-ta de6-a
 en: brought from the mountains,
25. {gesz}ig i3 szesz2
 en: doors anointed with oil
26. {kusz}a2-si-bi
 en: with leather straps,
27. alan sa6-ga
 en: beautiful statues,
28. ul zabar husz szu du7
 en: and embellishing rosettes of ruddy bronze,
29. me-te e2-e-ke4
 en: ornaments that to the temple
30. ba-ab-du7
 en: were suitable,
31. e2-be2 hu-mu-si-si
 en: I put into that temple.
32. lu2 mu-sar-ra-ba
 en: A person who this inscription
33. szu bi2-ib2-ur3-a
 en: shall erase
34. mu-ni
 en: and his name
35. bi2-ib-sar-re-a
 en: shall write upon it,
36. an gal
 en: may great An,
37. a-a dingir-re-e-ne
 en: the father of the gods,
38. {d}inanna nin an-ki-ke4
 en: and Inanna, the queen of heaven and earth,
39. asz2 hul-bi
 en: a destroying curse for it
40. he2-em-bal-esz
 en: inflict upon him.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q002258
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 4.04.06.02 composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIME 4.04.06.02, ex. 01 (P293444) Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) Uruk (mod. Warka)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P448538

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.06.02 composite

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

  • history: RISA, 334-37

    [Barton1929RISA] Barton, George A. 1929. The Royal Inscriptions of Sumer and Akkad. Vol. 1. Library of Ancient Semitic Inscriptions. New Haven : Pub. for the American Oriental Society by the Yale University Press.

  • history: YOS 1, 36

    [Clay1915YOS1] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1915. Miscellaneous Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: BagM 02 (pp.1-82), 53f

    [Falkenstein1963BagM2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1963. “Zu Den Inschriftenfunden Der Grabung in Uruk-Warka 1960-1961.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 2: 1-82 + Taf. 1-13.

  • history: SKFZ, 99f

    [Karki1968SKFZ] Kärki, Ilmari. 1968. Die Sumerischen Königsinschriften Der Frühaltbabylonischen Zeit, in Umschrift Und Übersetzung. Helsinki.

  • history: SAKAZ 1, 191

    [Karki1980SAKAZ1] Kärki, Ilmari. 1980. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Königsinschriften Der Altbabylonischen Zeit, i: Lsin, Larsa, Uruk. Vol. 49. Studia Orientalia 49. Helsinki.

  • history: AJSL 39 (pp. 136-142), 139f

    [Langdon1923AJSL39] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1923. “Contributions to the Assyrian Lexicon.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 39 (2): 136–42.

  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, IVD6e

    [Sollberger1971IRSA] Sollberger, Edmond, and Jean-Robert Kupper. 1971. Inscriptions Royales Sumériennes et Akkadiennes. Liiératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 3. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-06 at 10:20:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:07:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:03:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:31:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 19:03:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 18:59:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 18:31:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 16:46:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 15:27:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-05-27 at 07:41:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-01-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.06.02 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P448538.
RIME 4.04.06.02 composite artifact entry (No. P448538). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448538 (Original work published 2013)
RIME 4.04.06.02 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448538 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.02 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448538},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.06.02 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P448538.
RIME 4.04.06.02 composite artifact entry (No. P448538). (2024, October 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448538 (Original work published 2013)
RIME 4.04.06.02 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448538 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 6},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.02 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448538},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448538},
}


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