RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 (P227140)

Official or display tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 31-43-249

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Urnammu 38; building of temple of Ninshagepadda; 6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-sza3-ge-pa3#-da#
2. nin-a-ni
3. ur-{d}[namma]
4. lugal uri5{ki}-[ma]-ke4#
5. e2#-a#-ni
6. [mu]-na#-[du3]
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Urnammu 38; building of temple of Ninshagepadda; 6 lines)
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 3/2.01.01.07 composite (P432117) Q001621 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227140

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 16528
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 31-43-249
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.01.07, 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: StOr 58, p.25

    [Karki1986StOr58] Kärki, Ilmari. 1986. Die Konigsinschriften Der Dritten Dynastie von Ur. Studia Orientalia (Societas Orientalis Fennica). Vol. 58.

    (UrN 29)


  • history: UET 8

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 11:01:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:12:00 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
2023-05-31 at 17:52:12 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2013-12-30 at 09:24:42 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 14:43:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:54 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 3/2.01.01.07, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227140.
RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227140). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227140 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227140 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227140},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.07, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227140.
RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227140). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227140 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227140 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227140},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227140
LB  - CDLI:P227140
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.07, ex. 01 artifact entry
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ER  - 
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