RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 (P212459)

Official or display tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A—

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. zi#-me# [...]
2. da-num2#
3. _lugal_ a-ga#-a-de3#{[ki]}
  sic a-ga-a-de3
4. _lugal#_ [...]
  rest broken
reverse
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. ki#-[ib-ra-tim]
2'. ar#-ba#-[im]
3'. {d}asznan#
surface b
1'. [na-ra]-am#-{d}suen# x [...]
2'. [...] ib#? [...]
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 2.01.04.45 composite (P462043) Q005237 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212459

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number TA 1933 T0017
Findspot -
-
Stratigraphic Level -
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A—
Accession Number rrr

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P212459

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.04.45, ex. 01

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: MAD 1, 194

    [Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace Jay. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: AfO 25 (pp. 95-110), p. 103, no. 14

    [Westenholz1974-1977SchoolTexts] Westenholz, Aage. 1974-1977. “Old Akkadian School Texts. Some Goals of Sargonic Scribal Education.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 25: 95–110. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41636310.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-23 at 16:19:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-11-02 at 09:38:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-20 at 08:29:05 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-01 at 14:01:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.45, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212459.
RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P212459). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212459 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212459 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212459},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.45, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P212459.
RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P212459). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212459 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212459 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212459},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P212459
LB  - CDLI:P212459
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - RIME 2.01.04.45, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212459
ER  -
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