RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 (P216194)

Official or display socket excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08751

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Socket

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Dos bases de puerta, 1 media luna y una tablilla, todas con la misma inscripción.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

750.0 mm × 415.0 mm × 175.0 mm

Witness

Text

object door socket
surface a
column 1
1. {d}szar-ka3-li2-szar3-ri2
2. _dumu_ da-di3 {d}en-lil2
3. da-num2
4. _lugal_
5. a-ga-de3{ki}
6. u3
7. bu3-u2-la-ti
8. {d}en-lil2
9. ba-dim2
10. e2-kur
11. _e2_ {d}en-lil2
column 2
1. in nibru{ki}
2. sza _dub_
3. su4-a
4. u-sa-sa3-ku-ni
5. {d}en-lil2
6. u3
7. {d}utu
8. _suhusz_-su
9. li-su2-ha
10. u3
11. _sze-numun_-su
12. li-il-qu3-ta2

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Dos bases de puerta, 1 media luna y una tablilla, todas con la misma inscripción.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 2.01.05.02 composite (P462052) Q000861 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216194

Physical information

door socket

Artifact type Socket
door socket
Dimensions 750.0 mm × 415.0 mm × 175.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 08751
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 219786
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.8751
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216194

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.05.02, 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: BE 1/1, 002

    [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.

  • history: OSP 2, 43A

    [Westenholz1987OSP2] Westenholz, Aage. 1987. Old Sumerian and Old Akkadian Texts in Philadelphia, Chiefly from Nippur. Part 2: The “Akkadian” Texts, the Enlilemaba Texts, and the Onion Archive. CNI Publications 3. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum press, University of Copenhagen.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2012-10-22 at 16:34:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-06 at 13:27:19 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 2.01.05.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216194.
RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216194). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216194 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216194 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216194},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P216194
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216194
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.05.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216194.
RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216194). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216194 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216194 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216194},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216194
LB  - CDLI:P216194
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - RIME 2.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216194
ER  -
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