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

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

-

Witness

Text

object sword
surface a
1. lugal-nam-nir-szum2
2. lugal kisz

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.08.02.01 composite (P462183) Q001251 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222749

Physical information

sword

Artifact type Sword
sword
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Bronze
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 02675
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010151190
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222749
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q5649153

References

  • 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 .

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:11:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:24:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:11:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:02:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:42:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:37:02 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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-01-07 at 10:00:50 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
2011-05-26 at 13:23:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:21 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 1.08.02.01, 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 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	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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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 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	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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DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222749
LB  - CDLI:P222749
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - RIME 1.08.02.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222749
ER  -
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