RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 (P226605)

Official or display cone excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 030053

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. {d}nanna#
2. amar banda3{da} an-na
3. dumu-sag
4. {d}en-lil2-la2
5. lugal-a-ni
6. ur-{d}namma
7. nita kal-ga
8. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
9. e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ni
10. mu-na-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.11 composite (P432121) Q000939 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226605

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 030053
Accession Number 1859-10-14, 0087

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.01.11, ex. 003

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: CT 21, pl. 08 BM 030053

    [King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

  • 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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 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
2012-09-24 at 18:23:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.01.11, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226605.
RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P226605). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226605 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226605 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226605},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.01.11, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226605.
RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P226605). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226605 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226605 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226605},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226605},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P226605
LB  - CDLI:P226605
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.11, ex. 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226605
ER  - 
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