RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 (P225589)

Official or display tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 085471bis

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {[d]}nanna#
2. [an ku3]-ta# pa e3-a#
3. men# x-x-sze3# tum2-ma
4. szul hi-li
5. zi#-sza3*-gal2 tu
6. mu-ni a-re-esz kal
7. ibila# sza3 zi-ta e3-a
8. ki-ag2 e2-kur-ra
9. lugal-a-ni-ir
10. ARAD2#-{d}suen
11. nun sze-ga nibru{ki}
12. u2-a uri5{ki}-ma
13. sag-en3-tar gir2-su{ki}
14. ki lagasz{ki}-[a]
15. e2-babbar-da# [ni2 te]-ge26
16. lugal# larsa#{ki}-ma
17. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4
18. u4 {d}nanna lugal-a-ne2
19. szu12 a-ra-zu-ni
20. in-szi-in-sze-ga
21. 7(disz) {uruda}alan i7-da
22. {uruda}nig2-dur2-bur3 he2-gal2-la
23. szu-bi-a
24. mu-un-ne2-gal2
25. u4 ezem siskur2-ra-ka
26. kasz gesztin uluszin3
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. lu2# [a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma]
2'. ib2#-[szi-ag2-ge26-a]
3'. nig2#-[dim2-ma-mu]
4'. [ib2-szi-re-a]
5'. [e2-nig2-GA-ra]
6'. i-ni-ib2#-[ku4-ku4-a]
7'. asz2-bal-a-ba-ke4-esz
8'. lu2-kur2
9'. szu ba-an-zi-zi-a
10'. u4 ezem siskur2-ra-ka
11'. {uruda}nig2-dur2-bur3-bi e3-de3 ib2-tak4-tak4-a
12'. lu2-ba
13'. {d}en-lil2
14'. {d}suen
15'. {d}en-ki
16'. {d}nin-mah-bi
17'. szunigin dingir gal-gal-e-ne
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
1'. ki nam-tar-re-da
2'. inim-ma-ni un-kid2-da
3'. e-ne u3 numun-a-ni
4'. sza3 kalam-ma-ka
5'. nam-mu-ni-ib2-ga2-ga2-e-ne
6'. 3(u)!
  blank space

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.02.13.14 composite (P448404) Q002118 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P225589

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 07732
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 085471bis
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P225589

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.13.14, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: UET 1, 0301

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-10-10 at 09:33:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-04-04 at 08:01:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.13.14, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P225589.
RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P225589). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225589 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225589 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225589},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.13.14, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P225589.
RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P225589). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225589 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225589 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225589},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P225589
LB  - CDLI:P225589
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.14, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225589
ER  -
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