RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 (P226809)

Official or display tablet 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 116452

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [mu pa3]-da#
2'. [sag]-us2#
3'. [e2 {d}en]-lil2#-ka
4'. [lugal] kal#-ga
5'. [lugal] uri5#[{ki}]-ma
6'. [lugal] an# ub-[da] limmu2#-ba-ke4
7'. [e2 temen]-ni2#-gur3
8'. [e2 ki]-ag2-ga2-ni
9'. [uri5]{ki#}-ma
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 3/2.01.03.07 composite (P432262) Q001793 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226809

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 00220
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 116452
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226809
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 247

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.03.07, ex. 01

    [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: UET 8, /1, 0041

    [Sollberger1965UET8] Sollberger, Edmond. 1965. Royal Inscriptions. Part II. Ur Excavations. Texts 8. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • 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
2023-06-28 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
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:47 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 3/2.01.03.07, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226809.
RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226809). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226809 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226809 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226809},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.03.07, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226809.
RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226809). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226809 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226809 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226809},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226809},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P226809
LB  - CDLI:P226809
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.07, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226809
ER  -
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