RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 (P222845)

Official or display cone excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 121343

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. {d}en-ki
2. lugal
3. eridu{ki}-ra
4. e2-li-li
5. lugal uri2{ki}-ma-ke4
6. abzu-ni
7. mu-na-du3

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 1.13.09.01 composite (P431214) Q001337 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222845

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions 58.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Bought in Baghdad; Donated by Sidney Smith in 1931.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 121343
Accession Number 1931-02-13, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.121343
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222845
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1931-0213-1

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 13.09.01, ex. 01

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

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Elili 1, B

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

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-04 at 15:26:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:56 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:23 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 1.13.09.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222845.
RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222845). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222845 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222845 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222845},
}


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TI  - RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.13.09.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222845.
RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222845). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222845 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222845 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222845},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222845},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P222845
LB  - CDLI:P222845
M1  - 2026/10/5/
TI  - RIME 1.13.09.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222845
ER  -
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