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BiMes 03, 30 (P221800)

Literary tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM—

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Enlil)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 79.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gu4#? ge6 {d}en-lil2
2. NE# NIG2
3. 1(asz@c)# gu4#? babbar2 {d}en-lil2
reading of gu4? comes from ARET 05, 19 col. 9 line 5-6. X gu4 babbar ge6 {d}en-lil2
4. du11#-ga x-la
5. [x] i3-{d}utu x [x] x [...]
[x] NI UD AN x [x] x [...]
rest of column missing
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ki {d}en-lil2 KU
2. ki ma2 gal-ke4
3. ganun 2(disz@t)
4. 1(asz@c) KU {d}en#-[lil2]
5. {d#}[...]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) {d}PA-nam2
2. sukkal-mah en-lil2
3. nu-[...]
n lines missing
1'. [...]
2'. gu-AB [... {d}]en#-lil2# x [...]
column 4
1. KA# [...]
rest of column missing
reverse
n columns missing
column 1'
1. [...] x x x
2. {d}en-lil2
column 2'
n lines missing
1. [...] {d}en-lil2
column 3'
n lines missing
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c)# x [x? x? {d}]en#-lil2# [...]
column 4'
n lines missing
1. [...] {d}en#-[lil2 ...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 79.0 wide × 26.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (Enlil)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BiMes 3, 30

[Biggs1976BiMes3] Biggs, Robert D. 1976. Inscriptions from Al-Hiba—Lagash. The First and Second Seasons. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 3. Malibu: Undena Publications.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM—
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: 2 H-T 008
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-02 at 09:11:25	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:42	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:58	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 03, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221800.

BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry (No. P221800). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221800 (Original work published 2003)

BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221800 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2024BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221800},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221800
LB  - CDLI:P221800
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221800
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BiMes 03, 30 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221800.

BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry (No. P221800). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221800 (Original work published 2003)

BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221800 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

@misc{2024BiMes,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221800},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221800},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221800
LB  - CDLI:P221800
M1  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - BiMes 03, 30 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221800
ER  -