RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 (P222699)

Official or display cup excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A00208

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Cup

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

155.0 mm × 88.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Cup Artifact type comments:

    cup

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Steatite
  • Measurements (mm): 155.0 high × 88.0 wide
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  • Artifact comments:

    cup

  • primary: RIME 1, 01.05.02, ex. 01

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

  • history: OIP 14, 26

    [Luckenbill1930OIP14] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1930. Inscriptions from Adab. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 14. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

    (copy)

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Lumma 2

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

  • history: OIP 138, 167

    [Wilson2012OIP138] Wilson, Karen L., and Jacob Lauinger. 2012. Bismaya: Recovering the Lost City of Adab. Oriental Institute Publications 138. https://oi.uchicago.edu/sites/oi.uchicago.edu/files/uploads/shared/docs/oip138.pdf.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A00208
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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 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
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-01-08 at 09:15:24 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 14:41:27 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 12:35:20 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
RIME 1.01.05.02 composite (P431020) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.01.05.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222699.
RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222699). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222699 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222699 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222699},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.01.05.02, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222699.
RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222699). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222699 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222699 (Accessed: December 4, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222699},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222699
LB  - CDLI:P222699
M1  - 2025/12/4/
TI  - RIME 1.01.05.02, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222699
ER  -
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