RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 (P222546)

Official or display brick excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 02184

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gir2-su2
2. ur-sag {d}en-lil2-ra
3. en-mete-na
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}
6. [sza3 pa3]-da
column 2
1. {d}nansze
2. ensi2 gal
3. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka-ke4
4. e mah ki-sur-ra
5. {d}en-lil2-le
6. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra sur!-ra
column 3
1. mu-na-ak
2. en-mete-na-ke4
3. lugal ki an-na-ag2-ga2-ni
4. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ra
5. i7-nun-ta
column 4
1. mu-bi-kur-ra
2. e-na-ta-ni-e3
3. na-ru2-a
4. {a-sza3}asza5 ki-sur-ra
5. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka
6. mu-na!-ru2
column 5
1. en-mete-na
2. lu2 e mah
3. {d}nin-gir2-su2-ka
4. ak-ka
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 1.09.05.02 composite (P431118) Q001110 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222546

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 02184
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016812
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.2184
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222546

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.05.02, ex. 01

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

  • history: YOS 1, 5

    [Clay1915YOS1] Clay, Albert Tobias. 1915. Miscellaneous Inscriptions in the Yale Babylonian Collection. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 1. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: CIRPL, Ent 41

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

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ent 41

    [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
2024-07-25 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
2014-10-16 at 17:41:09 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
2011-10-12 at 06:53:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-04-09 at 10:59:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:48 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:16 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 1.09.05.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222546.
RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222546). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222546 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222546 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222546},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.05.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222546.
RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222546). (2024, September 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222546 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222546 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 26},
	title = {RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222546},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222546},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222546
LB  - CDLI:P222546
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - RIME 1.09.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222546
ER  -
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