RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 (P227525)

Official or display tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 17018

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {[d]}na#-ra#-[am-{d}suen]
2. [da]-num2# _lugal_ a-ka3#-[de3{ki}]
3. ba#-_dim2 ki-sangax(REC170)_ [x (x)]
4. _e2#_ {d}inanna in zabala5{ki}
5. i3-nu ki-ib-ra-tum8
6. ar-ba-um# isz-ti-ni-isz#
7. i3-KIR-<ni>-su4
8. [is2]-tum-ma
9. [a-bar]-ti# ti-a#-am#-tim
10. [sa]-pil2-tim a-di3-ma
11. [ti-a]-am#-tim a-li2-tim
12. [ni-se11] u3# _sa-tu_-e
13. [ka3-la]-su-nu#-[ma]
14. [a-na {d}]en#-lil2#
15. [u-ra-is2]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [ma-na-ma]
2'. [pa2-ni-su] u3#-la# [u3-ba-al]
3'. [...] na#-gab2#
4'. [idigna]-i7#
5'. [...] na#-gab2#
6'. buranun{ki}-i7
7'. [ik-su]-ud#-ma
8'. [_{gesz}erin_ in a]-ma-nim
9'. [sza]-BA#-KI#-isz# _e2_ {d}inanna
10'. ib#-tu#-qam2
11'. [sza] _dub#_ su4-a
12'. [u-sa-sa3]-ku#-[ni]
rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: RIME 2, 01.04.29, ex. 01

[Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.
history: JCS 42, (pp. 202-210)

[Neumann1990JCS42] Neumann, Hans. 1990. “Zu Einer Kopie Der Inschrift Narāmsîn 2 Aus Babylon.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 42 (2): 202–10. https://doi.org/10.2307/3515904.
history: ADOG 25, N15, 141

[Pedersén2005ADOG25] Pedersén, Olof. 2005. Archive Und Bibliotheken in Babylon : Die Tontafeln Der Grabung Robert Koldeweys 1899-1917. Vol. 25. Abhandlungen Der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 17018
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: BE 13380
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
N15, 141

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: Naramsin.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2025-07-04 at 10:22:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2015-01-07 at 11:02:44	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2012-11-20 at 09:16:49	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2012-07-01 at 07:06:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P227525) (P227525)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
RIME 2.01.04.29 composite (P462027)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.01.04.29, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P227525.

RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227525). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227525 (Original work published 2003)

RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227525 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).

@misc{2025RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227525},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P227525
LB  - CDLI:P227525
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227525
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.01.04.29, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P227525.

RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227525). (2025, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227525 (Original work published 2003)

RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227525 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).

@misc{2025RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227525},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/7/4/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P227525
LB  - CDLI:P227525
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - RIME 2.01.04.29, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227525
ER  -