RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 (P222910)

Official or display statue excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 063607

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

162.0 mm × 175.0 mm × 93.0 mm

Text

object statuette
surface a
1. {d}nin-szubur
 en: For Ninšubur
2. a-dingir-mu
 en: did Adingirmu,
3. ad-da
 en: the father
4. ak sanga {d}utu
 en: of Aka, the temple administrator of Utu,
5. KUM-tusz-sze3 ama
 en: and KUM-tuše, the mother
6. a-dingir-mu-ke4
 en: of Adingirmu,
7. u4 {d}nin-imma3?
 en: when Ninimma
8. gu3# e-na-de2-a
 en: spoke to him,
9. ni2 mu-ni-tuku#
 en: fear her,
10. [a]-dingir-mu KUM-tusz-e
 en: and so did Adingirmu and KUM-tuše
11. a [mu-na-ru]
 en: dedicate it (this statue) to her.

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222910

Physical information

statue

Artifact type Statue
statue
Dimensions 162.0 mm × 175.0 mm × 93.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation fragment (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number W 20351
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 063607
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222910

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 14.add23.01, ex. 01

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

  • history: AUWE 6, pl. 70, no. 953

    [Becker1993Stein] Becker, Andrea. 1993. Uruk. Kleinfunde. I: Stein. Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka. Endberichte, Band 6. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.

  • history: Braun-Holzinger Beterstatuetten, p. 73

    [Braun-Holzinger1977Beterstatuetten] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1977. Frühdynastische Beterstatuetten. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft, Nr. 19. Berlin: Gebr. Mann.

  • history: BagM 02 (pp.1-82), 2ff, pl. 5, 6,1

    [Falkenstein1963BagM2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1963. “Zu Den Inschriftenfunden Der Grabung in Uruk-Warka 1960-1961.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 2: 1-82 + Taf. 1-13.

  • history: MC 14, 159

    [Marchesi2011MC14] Marchesi, Gianni. 2011. Royal Statuary of Early Dynastic Mesopotamia. Edited by Gianni Marchesi and Nicolò Marchetti. Mesopotamian Civilizations 14. Eisenbrauns.

  • history: UVB 19, 23, pl. 17a-d

    [sec28847] N.d.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, AnUruk 01

    [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 19:05:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-28 at 18:55:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-27 at 13:50:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:07:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 13:58:12 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 13:56:39 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
2014-11-28 at 21:21:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-20 at 14:07:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-03 at 05:47:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-08-12 at 14:08:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-05 at 13:02:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:57 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.Add23.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222910.
RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222910). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222910 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222910 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222910},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.Add23.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222910.
RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222910). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222910 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222910 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222910},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - RIME 1.14.add23.01, ex. 01 artifact entry
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