RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 (P499709)

Official or display tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 09376

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [en-an]-na-tum2
2'. ensi2#
3'. [lagasz]{ki}-ke4?
4'. [dumu a-kur]-gal
5'. ensi2#
6'. [lagasz]{ki}-ke4
  blank space
7'. [...]-ke4
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. elam [...]
2'. za3-an-na [...]
3'. [... {d}]inanna?
4'. szu-nir uruda
5'. mu-na-zi#
6'. e2-an-na-tum2
7'. mu-pa3-[da]
8'. {d}nin-gir2-[su]
9'. elam{ki}-ta#
10'. szu-nir [uruda]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. e2-an#-[na-tum2 ]
2'. mu-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. [...]-ni
3'. [...] x
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Foster states, possibly post-Sargonic and a striking instance of a pre-Sargonic Sumerian inscription in a student copy.
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.04.add21 composite (P499713) Q008426 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P499709

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 09376
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P499709

References

  • primary: RIME 1, .09.04.add21, ex. 01

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

  • history: NABU 2016/085

    [Foster2016NABU85] Foster, Benjamin R. 2016. “The Fragmentary Tablet L. 9376.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2016 (4).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-01-27 at 11:39:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-26 at 19:17:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-01-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.04.Add21, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499709.
RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P499709). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499709 (Original work published 2017)
RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499709 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499709},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P499709
LB  - CDLI:P499709
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499709
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.04.Add21, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P499709.
RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P499709). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P499709 (Original work published 2017)
RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P499709 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P499709},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P499709},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P499709
LB  - CDLI:P499709
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - RIME 1.09.04.add21, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P499709
ER  -
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