RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 (P222749)

Official or display sword excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02675

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Sword

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

  • Artifact type: Sword Artifact type comments:

    sword

  • Material: Metal > Bronze
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    sword

  • primary: RIME 1, 08.02.01, ex. 01

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

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 87- 122), p. 111, fig. 18 (transliteration)

    [Heuzey1897RA4] Heuzey, Léon. 1897. “La Construction Du Roi Our-Nina: D’après Les Levés et Les Notes de M. de Sarzec.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 4 (4): 87–122.

  • history: AS 11, 181f.

    [Jacobsen1939AS11] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1939. The Sumerian King List. Vol. 11. Assyriological Studies. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press.

    with fn. 30 and 34 (edition)

  • history: DecChaldée 2, p. LVI and pl. 5 ter 1 a–c

    [Sarzec1884-1912DC2] Sarzec, Ernest de. 1884-1912. Partie Épigraphique et Planches. Vol. 2. Découvertes En Chaldée Par E. de Sarzec, Ouvrage Accompagné de Planches, Publié Par Les Soins de L. Heuzey, Avec Le Concours de A. Amiaud et F. Thureau-Dangin Pour La Partie Épigraphique. Paris : E. Leroux.

    (photo, copy)

  • history: FAOS 5/2, AnKish 1

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

  • history: SAKI, 160 VIII, 5 (edition)

    [Thureau-Dangin1907SAKI ] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1907. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Königsinschriften. Vol. 1. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek .

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  • Museum No.: AO 02675
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) [uncertain]
  • Period Comments:

    period uncertain

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:11:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:24:40 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 18:11:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:02:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:42:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:37:02 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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-01-07 at 10:00:50 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
2011-05-26 at 13:23:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:21 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 1.08.02.01 composite (P462183) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.08.02.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222749.
RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222749). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222749 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222749 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222749},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.08.02.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222749.
RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222749). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222749 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222749 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222749},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222749},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222749
LB  - CDLI:P222749
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222749
ER  -
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