RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 (P226836)

Official or display cone excavated in Uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah), 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 119026

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
tablet
obverse
1. {d}en-lil2
2. lugal kur-kur-ra
3. lugal-a-ni
4. ur-{d}namma
5. nita kal-ga
6. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
7. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4
8. i7 uri5{ki}-ma
9. i7 nidba-ka-ni
10. mu-na-ba-al

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 3/2.01.01.39 composite (P432149) Q000957 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226836

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. Diqdiqqah)
Excavated by Sir Leonard Woolley; Acquired by the British Museum in 1927.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 02795
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 119026
Accession Number 1927-10-03, 0021

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.119026
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226836
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1927-1003-21

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.01.39, ex. 16

    [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, 0045

    [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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 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
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:58 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 3/2.01.01.39, Ex. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226836.
RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry (No. P226836). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226836 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226836 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226836},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.39, Ex. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226836.
RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry (No. P226836). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226836 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226836 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226836},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226836},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P226836
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.39, ex. 16 artifact entry
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