RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 (P222697)

Official or display statue excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi, Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist EŞEM 03235

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

780.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Statue Artifact type comments:

    statue

  • Material: Stone
  • Measurements (mm): 780.0 high
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    statue

  • primary: RIME 1, 01.04.01, ex. 01

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

  • history: AJSL 21, 59, 59

    [Banks1904AJSL21[2]] Banks, Edgar James. 1904. “The Oldest Statue in the World.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 21 (1): 57–59.

  • history: Banks, Bismaya, 196 (copy)

    [Banks1912Bismaya] Banks, Edgar James. 1912. Bismya or The Lost City of Adab: A Story of Adventure, of Exploration, and of Excavation among the Ruins of the Oldest of the Buried Cities of Babylonia. G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York. http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/ref/collection/amar/id/156480.

  • history: MC 14, 173-174

    [Marchesi2011MC14] Marchesi, Gianni. 2011. Royal Statuary of Early Dynastic Mesopotamia. Edited by Gianni Marchesi and Nicolò Marchetti. Mesopotamian Civilizations 14. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Lugaldalu 1

    [Steibl1982FAOS5/2] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/2.

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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 18:55:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-27 at 16:35:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-24 at 10:59:58 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-21 at 09:47:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:35:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-01-08 at 09:12:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-12-22 at 14:31:36 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
2011-06-11 at 13:53:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:52 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:19 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 1.01.04.01 composite (P431018) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.01.04.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222697.
RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222697). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222697 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222697 (Accessed: October 2, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222697
LB  - CDLI:P222697
M1  - 2025/10/2/
TI  - RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222697
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.01.04.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222697.
RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222697). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222697 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222697 (Accessed: October 2, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222697
LB  - CDLI:P222697
M1  - 2025/10/2/
TI  - RIME 1.01.04.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222697
ER  -
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