RIME 1.09.04.06, ex. 01 (P222487)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 116988

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 54.0 mm

Witness

object nail
surface a
column 1
1. {d}inanna
2. eb-gal-ra
3. en-an-na-tum2
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ke4
6. eb-gal mu-na-du3
7. e2-an-na
8. kur kur-ra
9. [mu-na-diri]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken

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)

  • Artifact type: Cone
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 54.0 wide
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  • primary: RIME 1, 09.04.06, ex. 01

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: UET 1, 0002

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: CIRPL, En I 16

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, En I 16

    [Steible1982FAOS5/1] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/1.

  • citation: Iraq 22, (pp. 69-89), 73 no. 73

    [SollbergerIraq22FsWoolley] Sollberger, Edmond. 1960. “Notes on the Early Inscriptions from Ur and El-’Obēd.” Iraq 22: Ur in Retrospect. In Memory of Sir C. Leonard Woolley.

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 116988
  • Accession No.: 1924-09-20, 0251

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Excavation No: U 01561
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2014-10-16 at 10:04:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-06-04 at 08:29:35 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-03-26 at 15:08:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:47 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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

Composite Score
RIME 1.09.04.06 composite (P431103) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 1.09.04.06, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222487.
RIME 1.09.04.06, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222487). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222487 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.04.06, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222487 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.06, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222487},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222487},
}


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