RIME 4.04.06.04 composite (P448540)

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. an-am3
 en: Anam,
2. ab-ba ugnim
 en: army chief
3. unu{ki}-ga-ke4
 en: of Uruk,
4. dumu |AN&AN|-sze-me-a
 en: son of Ilān-šemeā,
5. bad3 unu{ki}-ga
 en: when the wall of Uruk,
6. nig2-dim2-dim2 libir-ra
 en: the old construction
7. {d}gilgames3-ke4
 en: of Gilgameš,
8. ki-be2 bi2-in-gi4-a
 en: he restored,
9. a nigin2-na-ba
 en: that the waters going around it
10. gu nu-un di-dam3
 en: might roar (without damaging it)
11. sig4 al-ur3-ra-ta
 en: with burnt bricks
12. mu-na-du3
 en: he built it for him (Gilgameš).

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q002260
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P448540

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, 04.06.04 composite

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

  • history: BE 1/1, 026

    [Hilprecht1893BE1/1] Hilprecht, Hermann Vollrath. 1893. Old Babylonian Texts Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania: Series A Cuneiform Texts, vol. 1/1. Philadelphia. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1005411.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-02-26 at 22:39:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-05-27 at 07:43:10 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 4.04.06.04 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448540.
RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry (No. P448540). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448540
RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448540 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2013RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448540},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/1/20/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P448540
LB  - CDLI:P448540
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P448540
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.04.06.04 Composite Artifact Entry.” 2013. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 20, 2013. https://cdli.earth/P448540.
RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry (No. P448540). (2013, January 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P448540
RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry (2013) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P448540 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
@misc{2013RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2013},
	month = {jan 20},
	title = {RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P448540},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P448540},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2013/1/20/
PY  - 2013
ID  - P448540
LB  - CDLI:P448540
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RIME 4.04.06.04 composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P448540
ER  - 
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