RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 (P225730)

Official or display cone excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 123118

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
column 1
1. {d}li-pi2-it#-esz18-dar#
2. sipa sun5-na
3. nibru{ki}
4. engar zi
5. uri5{ki}-ma
6. musz3 nu-tum2-mu
7. eridu{ki}-ga
8. en me-te
9. unu{ki}-ga
10. lugal i3-si-in{ki}
11. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
12. sza3-ge de6-a
13. {d#}inanna-me-en
  blank space
column 2
1. u4# nig2-si-sa2
2. ki-en-gi ki-uri
3. mu-ni-gar-ra-a
4. du11-du11-ga
5. {d}en-lil2
6. {d}nanna-ta
7. uri5{ki}
8. ki-be2 he2-bi2#-gi4
9. _hi-ri-tum_-bi
10. hu-mu-ba-al#
  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 4.01.05.05 composite (P448303) Q001962 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P225730

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 17851
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 123118
Accession Number 1932-10-08, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P225730
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 19237
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1932-1008-2

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 01.05.05, ex. 18

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

  • history: UET 8, /2, 0037

    [Sollberger1965UET8] Sollberger, Edmond. 1965. Royal Inscriptions. Part II. Ur Excavations. Texts 8. 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
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2019-01-07 at 12:32:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 4.01.05.05, Ex. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P225730.
RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry (No. P225730). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225730 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225730 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P225730
LB  - CDLI:P225730
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225730
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.05, Ex. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P225730.
RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry (No. P225730). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225730 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225730 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225730},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225730},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P225730
LB  - CDLI:P225730
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RIME 4.01.05.05, ex. 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P225730
ER  -
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