RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 (P226817)

Official or display socket 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 118546

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Socket

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-gal
2. nin-a-ni-ir
3. {d}amar-{d}suen
4. nita kal-ga
5. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
6. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
7. ge6-par4 ku3 e2 ki-ag2-ga2-ni
8. mu-na-du3
9. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
10. a mu-na-ru

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness votive inscription)
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 3/2.01.03.08 composite (P432263) Q000983 View the score

Record

20160905 firth: given in RIME 3/2 as BM 118456

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226817

Physical information

door socket

Artifact type Socket
door socket
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley; Acquired by the British Museum in 1927.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 06357b
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 118546
Accession Number 1927-05-27, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226817
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1927-0527-2

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.03.08, ex. 07

    [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 1, 0067e

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. 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
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2020-11-04 at 06:51:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.08, Ex. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226817.
RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry (No. P226817). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226817 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226817 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226817},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.08, Ex. 07 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226817.
RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry (No. P226817). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226817 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226817 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226817},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226817},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P226817
LB  - CDLI:P226817
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.08, ex. 07 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226817
ER  -
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