RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 (P216524)

Official or display vase excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 116435

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Vase

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object vase
surface a
1. ri2-mu-usz#
2. _lugal_
3. _kisz_

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 2.01.02.20 composite (P461966) Q000843 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216524

Physical information

vase

Artifact type Vase
vase
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley; Acquired by the British Museum in 1923.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 00251 + U 00253
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 116435
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216524

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.02.20, ex. 37

    [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: UET 1, 0008

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: Iraq 51 (pp. 123-164), 154, fig. 5

    [Potts1989Iraq51] Potts, Timothy F. 1989. “Foreign Stone Vessels of the Late Third Millennium B.C. from Southern Mesopotamia: Their Origins and Mechanisms of Exchange.” Iraq 51: 123–64.

  • history: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 075 no. 91

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-24 at 16:17:28 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
2016-10-10 at 09:11:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-06-16 at 16:28:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:46:38 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
2012-05-30 at 13:33:05 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 2.01.02.20, Ex. 37 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216524.
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry (No. P216524). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216524 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216524 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216524},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.02.20, Ex. 37 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216524.
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry (No. P216524). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216524 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216524 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216524},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P216524
LB  - CDLI:P216524
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 37 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216524
ER  -
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