RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 (P453401)

Official or display tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 453401

Period

ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Mineral > Alabaster

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

317.0 mm × 311.0 mm × 57.0 mm

Witness

Text

object plaque
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) ...]
2'. [n szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)]
3'. 1(asz@c)# {gesz}kiri6# geszimmar# [...]
4'. 1(asz@c) eb2
5'. 4(gesz'u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
6'. 1(asz@c) mar-asz-dar
7'. 3(gesz'u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
8'. 1(asz@c) uh3?-a
9'. 5(gesz'u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
10'. 1(asz@c) a-sza
11'. 2(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
12'. 1(asz@c) ba-la{ki}
  written LA KI BA
13'. 2(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
14'. 1(asz@c) an-bar{ki}
15'. 5(szar2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) ...]
2'. 1(gesz'u@c)#? 2(gesz2@c)# szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
3'. 1(asz@c) hi-ga2-ur4
4'. 6(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
5'. 1(asz@c) i-ba{ki}
6'. 2(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
7'. 1(asz@c) a-sza
8'. 8(gesz2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
9'. 1(asz@c) nar-da{ki}
10'. 4(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
11'. 1(asz@c) gara2-MUSZ3#[{ki}]
column 3
1. [n szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)]
  n lines broken
2'. [1(asz@c) ...]
3'. 6(gesz2@c)# [n?] szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
4'. 1(asz@c) |EZENxIGI|-szum2
  Lecompte compares kisig2(|EZENxSIG7|) and suggests: kisigx(|EZENxSIG7|){sig10}
5'. 2(gesz'u@c) 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)#
6'. 1(asz@c) unu-urix(|LAK527+A|)#
7'. 2(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)#
8'. 1(asz@c) hal-ma#?{ki#?}
9'. 6(gesz2@c) 3(u@c)# szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)#
10'. 1(asz@c) [x]-a
11'. 1(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) [(n)] szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)#
12'. 1(asz@c) NE#-a-da#
13'. [n] szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)#
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) ...]
2'. [n?] szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)#?
3'. [1(asz@c) x]-sza#{ki}
4'. 7(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
5'. 1(asz@c) NI-bum
6'. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
7'. 1(asz@c) la-la-um
8'. 8(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
9'. 1(asz@c) u2-ri2
10'. 1(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
11'. 1(asz@c) e2-ur4-ad
12'. 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
13'. 1(asz@c) si-DU
14'. 4(gesz2@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
15'. 1(asz@c) ur4-na-a
  Lecompte suggests: na-rux(UR4)-a
column 5
1. [n szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)]
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) ...]
2'. [n szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)]
3'. 1(asz@c) PIRIG-UN
4'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}kiri6 geszimmar |NE+DU|? KALAM
  Lecompte suggests: bilx-kalam
5'. 1(asz@c) kur szubur
6'. 1(szar2@c) 4(gesz2@c) 5(asz@c) szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
7'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}kiri6 geszimmar AD-tu-tu
8'. 1(asz@c) masz-da5
9'. 1(asz@c) i-bi2-MES
  written MES I NE
10'. 1(asz@c) NI |MU+UD|
11'. 1(asz@c) {d}iszkur-lal3-ur
12'. 1(asz@c) LAK131 KALAM
13'. 1(asz@c) lugal u3-gal-gal
  written LUGAL |GAL+GAL| U3
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [1(asz@c) ...]
2'. [n szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)]
3'. 1(asz@c)# [...] a#? x
4'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}kiri6 geszimmar mes-nun dumu-lugal
  written LUGAL NUN TUR MES
5'. 1(szar2@c@v)? szagax(|LU2xESZ2|)
  potentially a graphic variant of szar’u
6'. 1(asz@c) si-si su7 tab-tab zar3
7'. 1(asz@c) na4 mud kisz
8'. 1(asz@c) nam#-{d}lamma {d}za-ba4-ba4
  written AN KAL NAM
  blank space
surface b
1. 1(asz@c) amar-SZID dub-sar

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED I-II (ca. 2900-2700 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.15.add037.01 composite (P464268) Q004867 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P453401

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 317.0 mm × 311.0 mm × 57.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Alabaster
Preservation 75% (Surface: Excellent)

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) anonymous
Museum Number Anonymous 453401
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P453401

References

  • primary: RIME 1, .15.add037.01, ex. 01

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Fs Sommerfeld & Krebernik 418-446, 02

    [Lecompte2020FsSommerfeld] Lecompte, Camille. 2020. “A Propos de Deux Monuments Figurés Du Début Du 3e Millénaire : Observations Sur La Figure Aux Plumes et La Prisoner Plaque.” In The Third Millennium: Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik, 50:417–46. Cuneiform Monographs.

  • history: RA 107 (pp. 131-157)

    [Steinkeller2013RA107] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2013. “An Archaic ‘Prisoner Plaque’ From Kiš.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 107: 131–57.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-24 at 16:09:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-02-21 at 01:30:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Jiménez, Enrique; Liu Changyu CDLI Approved View
2020-02-18 at 09:45:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2016-05-14 at 15:34:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-08-11 at 08:56:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:48:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-01 at 09:19:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-01-03 at 17:55:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-12-11 at 10:56:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2013-08-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Steinkeller, Piotr CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 1.15.Add037.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453401.
RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P453401). (2024, September 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453401 (Original work published 2013)
RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453401 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 24},
	title = {RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453401},
}


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TI  - RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 1.15.Add037.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P453401.
RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P453401). (2024, September 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P453401 (Original work published 2013)
RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P453401 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 24},
	title = {RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P453401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P453401},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P453401
LB  - CDLI:P453401
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - RIME 1.15.add037.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P453401
ER  -
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