RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 (P226923)

Official or display tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1922-0009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

76.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-gir2-su#
2. ur-sag kal-ga
3. {d}en-lil2-la2
4. lugal-a-ni
5. {d}szul-gi
6. nita kal-ga
7. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
8. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-ke4
reverse
1. e2 ba-gara2-ka-ni
2. mu-na-du3
  blank space

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 3/2.01.02.015 composite (P432180) Q001657 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226923

Physical information

foundation tablet

Artifact type Tablet
foundation tablet
Dimensions 76.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1922-0009
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226923

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.02.015, 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: MVN 10, 20

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 009, 1922-9

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 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
2012-09-25 at 16:28:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 14:43:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:49 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 3/2.01.02.015, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P226923.
RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226923). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226923 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226923 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226923},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.02.015, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P226923.
RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226923). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226923 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226923 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2025RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226923},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P226923
LB  - CDLI:P226923
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.02.015, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226923
ER  -
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