RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 (P216531)

Official or display vase excavated in Nagar (mod. Tell Brak), 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 127340

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)

Artifact Type

Vase

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P216531

Physical information

cylindrical vase

Artifact type Vase
cylindrical vase
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Calcite
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nagar (mod. Tell Brak)
Written In
Excavation Number F 1152bis
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 127340
Accession Number 1938-07-27, 0190

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216531
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1938-0727-190

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.02.20, ex. 43

    [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: ETB 2 (pp. 99-120), 01 a

    [Bonechi2001ETB2] Bonechi, Marco, Irving L. Finkel, and Jesper Eidem. 2001. “The Third-Millennium Inscriptions.” In Nagar in the Third Millennium BC, edited by David Oates, Joan Oates, and Helen McDonald, 2:99–120. Excavations at Tell Brak. British School of Archaeology in Iraq.

  • history: Iraq 47 (pp. 187 - 201), 201

    [Finkel1985Iraq47] Finkel, Irving L. 1985. “Inscriptions from Tell Brak 1984.” Iraq 47: 187–201. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4200239.

  • history: FAOS 7, p. 71f., 6

    [Gelb1990FAOS7] Gelb, Ignace J., and Burkhart Kienast. 1990. Die Altakkadischen Königsinschriften Des Dritten Jahrtausends. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 7.

  • history: AOAT 3/1, 83

    [Loretz1969AOAT3] Loretz, Oswald. 1969. Texte Aus Chagar Bazar Und Tell Brak. Vol. 3/1. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Kevelaer : Butzon.

  • history: Iraq 51 (pp. 123-164), 156, fig. 8

    [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: Assyrian Stone Vessels, 595

    [Searight2008vessels] Searight, Ann, Julian E. Reade, and Irving L. Finkel. 2008. Assyrian Stone Vessels and Related Materials in the British Museum. Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books.

  • 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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-24 at 16:08:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-24 at 16:08:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-24 at 15:57:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-24 at 15:55:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-24 at 14:00:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:46:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-23 at 12:33:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-22 at 13:23:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-30 at 09:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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
2016-06-16 at 16:28:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-18 at 19:32:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:46:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2012-05-30 at 13:44:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.01.02.20, Ex. 43 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216531.
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 artifact entry (No. P216531). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216531 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216531 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	title = {RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216531},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.01.02.20, Ex. 43 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216531.
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 artifact entry (No. P216531). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216531 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216531 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 2.01.02.20, ex. 43 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216531},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216531},
}


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