RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 (P216631)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 098906 + BM 098917 (+) BM 098918 (+) BM 098919 (+) BM 128215 + frags.

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  reconstruction
1. [{d}na-ra-am-{d}]suen#
2. da#-num2
3. _lugal#_
4. [a]-ga#-de3{[ki]}
5. [_ki-sangax(REC170)-x-x_]
6. [ba-dim2]
7. [_e2_ {d}inanna]
8. [in zabala{ki}]
9. [i3]-nu#
10. [ki]-ib#-ra-tum
11. ar-ba-um
12. isz-ti-ni-[isz]
13. [i-kar-ni-su4]
14. [isz-tu4-ma]
15. [a-bar-ti]
16. [ti-a-am-tim]
17. [sa-pil2-tim]
18. a#-[di3-ma]
19. ti#-a#-am-tim
20. a-li2-tim
21. ni#-se11#
22. [u3]
23. [sa-du2-e]
24. [ka3-la-su-nu-ma]
25. [a-na]
26. [{d}en-lil2]
27. [u-ra]-is2#
28. u3#
29. szar-ri2-si-in
30. in ka3-mi-e
31. u2-sa2-ri2-ib
32. mah#-ri2#-isz#
33. [{d}en-lil2]
34. [{d}na-ra-am-{d}suen]
35. [da-num2]
36. [in _nam-nir_ x-x]
37. {[d]}en#-lil2#
38. in# REC169-REC169
39. su4#-nu#-[ti]
40. ma-[na-ma]
41. pa2-ni#-[su]
42. [u3-la]
43. [u3-ba-al]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:

    foundation tablet

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
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  • Artifact comments:

    foundation tablet

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.04.28, 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: AR RIM 02 (pp. 23-27)

    [Frayne1984ARRIM2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1984. “Notes on a New Inscription of Sar-Kali-Sarrī.” Annual Review of the Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Project 2: 23–27.

  • history: CT 32, 05, (BM 098917 & BM 098918)

    [King1912CT32] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 32.

  • history: Lehmann-Haupt, Mat., no. 2

    [Lehmann-Haupt1907] Lehmann-Haupt, Carl F. 1907. Materialien Zur Älteren Geschichte Armeniens Und Mesopotamiens. Vol. 9. Abhandlungen Der Königlichen Gesellschaft Der Wissenschaften Zu Göttingen Philologisch-Historische .

    (frag. 2)

  • history: ZA 92 (pp. 258-295), p. 271, no. 10

    [Reade2002ZA92] Reade, Julian E. 2002. “Early Monuments in Gulf Stone at the British Museum, with Observations on Some Gudea Statues and the Location of Agade.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 92 (2): 258–95.

    (study)

  • history: Archaeologia 79 (pp. 103–148), no. 49

    [Thompson1929Archaeologia79] Thompson, R. Campbell, and R. W. Hutchinson. 1929. “The Excavations on the Temple of Nabú Ai Nineveh.” Archaeologia 79: 103–48.

    (frag. 1)

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 098906 + BM 098917 (+) BM 098918 (+) BM 098919 (+) BM 128215 + frags.
  • Accession No.: 1905-04-09, 0412 + 1905-04-09, 0424 + 1905-04-09, 0425 + 1929-10-12, 0871 + frags.

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-30 at 08:47:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-30 at 08:43:33 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 16:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:19:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-12 at 06:09:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-06-30 at 14:29:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
RIME 2.01.04.28 composite (P462026) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 2.01.04.28, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216631.
RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216631). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216631 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216631 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216631},
}


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