RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 (P232059)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO — ?

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
object cone
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. ur-sag kal-ga
3. {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. ensi2
6. lagasz{ki}
7. dumu tu-da
8. {d}nin-a2-gal-ka-ke4
9. nig2-du7-e pa mu-na-e3
column 2
1. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
2. mu-na-du3
3. ki-be2 mu-na-gi4

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/1.01.06.04 composite (P431926) Q000884 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P232059

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number TG 0766
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO — ?
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232059

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.06.04, ex. 242

    [Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: FT 2, 135, Ur-Bau 1

    [Genouillac1936FT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1936. Époques d’Ur III Dynastie et de Larsa. Vol. 2. Fouilles de Telloh. Paris : P. Geuthner.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 145, Urbaba 7 I [1991]

    [Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-27 at 13:05:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 16:30:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-16 at 15:58:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-09-02 at 03:37:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-09-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.06.04, Ex. 242 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232059.
RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 artifact entry (No. P232059). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232059 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232059 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232059},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.06.04, Ex. 242 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232059.
RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 artifact entry (No. P232059). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232059 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232059 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232059},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232059},
}


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