RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 (P222878)

Official or display bowl excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 09574 + CBS 09575 + CBS 09579

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Bowl

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Sandstone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

object bowl
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [szu-ne]-ne#-a
2'. mu-ne-gi4
3'. alan-bi
4'. ku3 za-gin3-bi
5'. gesz# nig2-gur11-bi
6'. {d}en-lil2-la
7'. nibru#{ki}-sze3
8'. a# mu#-na-ru

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness votive inscription)
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 1.14.17.01 composite (P431228) Q001362 View the score

Record

P222878 leadP222878 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222878

Physical information

bowl

Artifact type Bowl
bowl
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Sandstone
Preservation fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 09574 + CBS 09575 + CBS 09579
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 14.17.01, ex. 09

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

  • history: BE 1/2, 110

    [Hilprecht1896BE1/2] Hilprecht, Hermann Vollrath. 1896. Old Babylonian Inscriptions Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania: Series A Cuneiform Texts, vol. 1/2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1005492.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Enshakushanna 1, J

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2023-06-14 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
2013-12-21 at 20:27:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-10-18 at 10:48:07 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
2011-06-06 at 12:50:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:16 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 12:35:24 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 1.14.17.01, Ex. 09 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222878.
RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry (No. P222878). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222878 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222878 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222878},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.17.01, Ex. 09 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222878.
RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry (No. P222878). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222878 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222878 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222878},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222878},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222878
LB  - CDLI:P222878
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TI  - RIME 1.14.17.01, ex. 09 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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