RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 (P222501)

Official or display cylinder 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

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

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
surface a
1'. [...] x
2'. [a]-szurmin
3'. dam en-an-na-tum2
4'. ensi2
5'. lagasz{ki}
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.04.16 composite (P431112) Q001089 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222501

Physical information

fragmentary

Artifact type Cylinder
fragmentary
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3 H-T 014
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222501

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.04.16, ex. 01

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

  • history: Iraq 36 (pp. 29-35), 32 Fig. 15 (3 H-T 14)

    [Crawford1974Iraq36] Crawford, Vaughn E. 1974. “Lagash.” Iraq 36: 29–35. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199971.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, En I 34

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-15 at 18:07:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 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
2014-10-16 at 16:09:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-04 at 08:34:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-03 at 14:05:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:47 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:15 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.04.16, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222501.
RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222501). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222501 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222501 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222501},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222501
LB  - CDLI:P222501
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222501
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.04.16, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222501.
RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222501). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222501 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222501 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222501},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222501
LB  - CDLI:P222501
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - RIME 1.09.04.16, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222501
ER  - 
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