RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 (P222527)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 086900

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Socket

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object door socket
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gir2-su2
2. ur-sag {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
3. en-mete-na
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}
6. dumu en-an-na-tum2
7. ensi2
8. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
9. esz3 dug-ru
10. mu#-na#-du3#
11. a#-husz#
12. e2 igi zi bar-ra
13. mu-na-du3
14. {d}nansze#
15. e2-engur-ra# zu2-lum-ma
16. mu-na#-du3#
17. gi#-gu3#-na#-ni#
18. mu-na-du3
19. e2 sza3-pa3-da
20. mu-du3
21. {d}en-lil2-la
22. e2-ad-da
23. im-sag-ga2
24. mu-na-du3
25. e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10
26. mu-du3
27. e2 {d}nin-mah#
28. [gi-gu3-na]
29. tir# ku3-ga#
30. mu#-du3#
31. {d}lugal-uru11{ki#}-ra#
32. e2-gal uru11{ki}-ka-ni
33. mu-na-du3
34. {d}en-ki
35. lugal eridu{ki}-ra
36. abzu pa5-sir2-ra
37. mu-na-du3
38. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
39. an-ta#-sur#-ra#
column 2
1. e2 me-lam2-bi kur-kur-ra a-dul5#
2. mu-na-du3
3. en-mete-na
4. lu2# [an]-ta#-sur#-ra# du3-a
5. dingir-ra-ni
6. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|#-am6#

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 1.09.05.16 composite (P431133) Q001098 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222527

Physical information

door socket

Artifact type Socket
door socket
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1900.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 086900
Accession Number 1900-01-15, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.86900
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222527
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1900-0115-1

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.05.16, ex. 01

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

  • history: CT 10, pl. 01, BM 086900

    [King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.

  • history: CIRPL, Ent 23

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

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ent 23

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

  • 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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 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
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
2014-11-19 at 16:05:30 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
2011-09-13 at 13:29:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-07 at 13:13:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:06 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 1.09.05.16, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222527.
RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222527). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222527 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222527 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222527},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.16, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222527.
RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222527). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222527 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222527 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222527},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222527},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - RIME 1.09.05.16, ex. 01 artifact entry
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