RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 (P227139)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-042

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  (RIME 3/2.01.04.04)
column 1
1'. AN x [x (x)]
2'. szu nu-bal-x
3'. gidlam4-ni
4'. en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
5'. nig2 al du11-ga-ni
6'. nu-un-szi-ib2#-kesz2-re
7'. {d}nin-lil2
8'. nun kur-kur-ra diri-ga
9'. nin ki-ag2
10'. {d}szu-{d}suen#-na#-ke4
11'. u4 nam-ti
12'. zi su3 gal2
13'. aga men [gidri] u4 su3-ra2
14'. {gesz}gu-za nam#-lugal
15'. suhusz gi-na
16'. mu he2#-gal#-[la]
17'. {gesz}tukul a-ma-ru
18'. ni2 gal mu-szub
19'. a2-an-kar2
20'. a2 me3
21'. a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2
22'. ni2 me-lam2-bi
23'. an-ne2 us2-sa
24'. za#?-pa-ag2-bi
25'. ki-bala-a dul4-dul4-lu
column 2
1'. giri3 [...]
2'. {d}nin-lil2# [x x]
3'. {d}szu-{d}suen [x x]
4'. ki gidlam4-[na-ta]
5'. {d}nin-lil2 a x x
6'. al im-ma-an-du11
7'. {d}nin-lil2 dam ki-ag2
8'. {d}en-lil2-la2
9'. gidlam4-ni en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
10'. gal-bi tum2-ma-e
11'. {d}szu-{d}suen
12'. ARAD ki-ag2
13'. {d}en-lil2-la2
14'. lugal {d}en-lil2-le sza3-ga-na
15'. in-pa3
  blank line
16'. u3 an-ub-da limmu2-ba
17'. lugal kal-ga lugal uri5{ki}-ma
18'. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
19'. ARAD ki-ag2-ga2-ni-ir
20'. mu-na-an-szum2-ma-a
21'. u4-ba szimaszki{KI}
22'. ma-da ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki}
23'. za3! an-sza3-an{ki}-ta
  text: U3
column 3
1'. x [...]
2'. IM [...]
3'. alam-[...]
4'. PI? x x [...]
5'. mu-[dim2?]
6'. {d}nin-lil2
7'. nin-a-ni-ir
8'. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
9'. a mu-na-ru
reverse
1. zi NE {d}en-lil2
2. zi NE gi
3. zi NE gi
4. zi NE gi
5. {d}en-lil2 in-ku5
  blank space
  (RIME 4.01.10.08)
6. {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-kur-[ra]
7. lugal-a-ni-[ir]
8. {d}en-lil2-ba-[ni]
9. lugal kal-ga lugal i3-si-in#[{ki}-na]
10. lugal ki-en#-[gi ki-uri]
11. ki-ag2 [{d}en-lil2]
12. u3 {d#}[nin-isin2{si}-na-ka-ke4]
13. nig2-[...]
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.04.04 composite (P432281) Q001812 View the score

Record

20050425 penncat: Commemorative inscription of SuSin; rev incantation and votive inscription of Enlil-bani; 26x23x10x13 lines

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227139

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 29-16-042
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 566872
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.29-16-42
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227139

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.04.04, 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: RIME 4, 01.10.08, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 70-73), p. 70

    [Sjöberg1972Šūsîn] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1972. “A Commemorative Inscription of King Šūsîn.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (3): 70–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359166.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-26 at 08:53:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-21 at 13:32:58 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
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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-02-23 at 11:59:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 3/2.01.04.04, Ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227139.
RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227139). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227139 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227139 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & {RIME} 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227139},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.04.04, Ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227139.
RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227139). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227139 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227139 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & {RIME} 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227139},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/26/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227139
LB  - CDLI:P227139
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227139
ER  -
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