RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 (P227547)

Official or display statue excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090842

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Basalt

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

object stone statue
  (Sumerian and Akkadian are in parallel sub-columns)
surface a
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] %a [{d}]en-[lil2]
2'. [...] %a [me]-te-lu-tam#
3'. [...] %a [id]-di#-ik-kum
4'. [...] %a [ad]-ta ma-an-nam
5'. [...] %a tu#-qa2-a
6'. [{d}]suen# %a {d}suen
7'. [nam]-sag-kal %a a-sza-re-du-tam
8'. [mu]-ra-an-szum2 %a id-di-ik-kum
9'. [za-e] a-ba-a %a at-ta ma-an-nam
10'. [i3]-gub-be2-en %a tu-qa2-a
11'. [{d}]nin-urta %a {d}nin-urta
12'. {gesz}tukul-mah %a _{gesz}tukul_ s,i2-ra-am
13'. [mu]-ra-an-szum2 %a id-di-ik-kum
14'. [za-e] a-ba-a %a at-ta ma-an-nam
15'. [i3]-gub#-be2-en %a tu-qa2-a
16'. [{d}]inanna#-ke4 %a {d}inanna
17'. [me3] szen#-szen-na %a _szen-szen_ u3 _me3_
18'. [mu]-ra#-an-szum2 %a id-di-ik-kum
19'. [za-e] a-ba-a %a at-ta-ma-an-nam
20'. [i3]-gub#-be2-en %a tu-qa2-a
21'. {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur %a {d}utu u3 {d}iszkur
22'. [maszkim?]-zu-mesz %a ra-bi-s,u-ka
23'. za-e a-ba-a %a at-ta-ma-an-num
24'. [...]-be2-en %a tu-qa2-a
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. erim2# [...] erin2# [...] %a [...]
2'. u3 erin2 x [x x] la2-a-ni %a [...]
3'. gar-ra-a %a [...]
4'. nam-a2-gal2#-zu %a le-iu#-[ut-ka]
5'. gub-bi2-ib2# %a szu-zi-iz
6'. ub-da-limmu2-ba %a i-na ki-ib-ra-at
7'. sag#? an-[sze3? ni2] il2-bi %a er#-be2-tim ut-li2-li2-ma
8'. mu-zu he2-pa3-de3 %a szum-ka li2-iz-za-ki-ir
9'. ug3 dagal-la %a ni-szu ra-ap-sza-tum
10'. inim ha-ra-ab-sa6-sa6-ge-ne %a li-isz-te-mi-qa2-kum
11'. kiri3 szu ha-ra-an-tag-ge-ne %a ap-pa-szi-na li-il-bi-na-kum
12'. a-a-ar gal-gal-zu %a ta-na-da-ti-ka ra-bi2-a-tum
13'. me-tesz2 he2-i-i-ne %a li-isz-ta-ni-da
14'. ka-tar mah-zu %a da-li-li-ka s,i-ru-tim
15'. he2-si-il-e-ne %a li-id-lu-la
column 3
1. [...] %a [...] x IM
2. [...] %a [...]-x-szu
3. [...] %a [...]-mi
4. [...] %a [...] en#?-lil2-[lu?]-ti
5. [...] %a [...]-x-szu
6. [...] %a [...]-ti
7. [...] %a [...]-szu
8. [...] %a [...]-ti#
9. [...] %a [...] x [...] x
10. [...] %a [...] x
  rest broken
column 4
1. bi2-in-gub %a usz-zi-iz
2. nam-mah nam-ka-ga-ni %a na-ar-bi2 du-ni-szu
3. a-ga u4-da-sze3 %a a-na ah-ri-a-at
4. pa bi2-in-e3 %a u4-mi u2-sze-pi2
5. ha-am-mu-ra-pi3 %a ha-am-mu-ra-pi2
6. lugal ur-sag kal-ga %a szar-rum qar-ra-du-um da-an-nu-um
7. erim2 {gesz}hasz ak-ak %a sza-ki-isz a-a-bi
8. mar-uru5 gesz-gesz-la2 %a a-bu-ub tu-qu-ma-tim
9. gu2-du3-a se3-se3-ke %a sa3-pi-in _kalam_ za-i-ri
10. gesz-gesz-la2 te-en-te-en %a mu-bi-il-li tu-uq-ma-tim
11. suh3-sah4 si-si-a %a mu-sze-ep-pi2 sa3-ah-ma-sza-tim
12. [...]-ak %a mu-'a5-ab-bi-it
13. [alam] im#-gin7 %a mu-uq-tab-li
14. [... gul]-gul-la %a ki-ma s,a-lam t,i-t,i
15. [...]-ga# %a mu-pe2-et-ti
16. [...] %a pu-usz-qi2
17. [...] %a [x] x wa#-asz-t,u2-tim
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Statue Artifact type comments:

    statue

  • Material: Igneous rock > Basalt
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    statue

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.06.add22, 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: LIH, 60

    [King1898-1900LIH] King, Leonard W. 1898-1900. The Letters and Inscriptions of Hammurabi. Luzac & co.

  • history: CT 21, pl. 40-42 BM 090842

    [King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

  • citation: ZA 92 (pp. 258-295), 290, no. 28

    [Reade2002ZA92] Reade, Julian E. 2002. “Early Monuments in Gulf Stone at the British Museum, with Observations on Some Gudea Statues and the Location of Agade.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 92 (2): 258–95.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 090842
  • Accession No.: 1877-11-16, 0001

  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-02 at 16:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 16:49:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-25 at 15:44:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-01-05 at 08:24:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-05 at 00:19:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RIME 4.03.06.add22 composite (P499515) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.Add22, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227547.
RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227547). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227547 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227547 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227547},
}


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TI  - RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.06.Add22, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227547.
RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227547). (2024, September 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227547 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227547 (Accessed: December 25, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 2},
	title = {RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227547},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227547},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P227547
LB  - CDLI:P227547
M1  - 2025/12/25/
TI  - RIME 4.03.06.add22, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227547
ER  -
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