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

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

-

Witness

Text

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

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 2.01.04.28 composite (P462026) Q005223 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216631

Physical information

foundation tablet

Artifact type Tablet
foundation tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Excavated by Reginald Campbell Thompson and R W Hutchinson in 1927-28; Acquired by the British Museum in 1929.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 098906 + BM 098917 (+) BM 098918 (+) BM 098919 (+) BM 128215 + frags.
Accession Number 1905-04-09, 0412 + 1905-04-09, 0424 + 1905-04-09, 0425 + 1929-10-12, 0871 + frags.

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.98906
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216631

References

  • 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, Reginald 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.

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
2024-09-30 at 08:47:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-30 at 08:43:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-02 at 16:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:19:10 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
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
2013-06-12 at 06:09:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-30 at 14:29:39 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 2.01.04.28, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216631.
RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216631). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216631 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216631 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216631},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.28, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216631.
RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216631). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216631 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216631 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.28, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216631},
}


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