RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 (P216761)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 117836

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
object cone
surface a
1. {d}nansze
2. nin uru16
3. nin in-dub-ba-ra
4. {d}utu-he2-gal2
5. lugal an-ub-da limmu5-ba-ke4
6. ki-sur-ra lagasz{ki}-ka
7. lu2 uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
8. inim bi2-gar
9. szu-na mu-ni-gi4

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 2.13.06.01 composite (P462109) Q000876 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P216761

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 117836
Accession Number 1925-10-17, 0002

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 13.06.01, 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.

  • 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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:36:00 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
2012-07-15 at 13:50:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:06 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 2.13.06.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216761.
RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216761). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216761 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216761 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216761},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.13.06.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216761.
RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216761). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216761 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216761 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216761},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216761},
}

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ID  - P216761
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M1  - 2026/4/24/
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