RIME 3/1.01.06.05, ex. 01 (P232261)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 00009

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

680.0 mm

Witness

object statue
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 du2-da
8. {d}nin-a2-gal-ka-ke4
9. sza3-ge pa3-da {d}nansze-ke4
10. a2 szum2-ma {d#}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
11. mu# du10 sa4!(NA2)-a [{d}]ba-ba6-ke4
12. gesztu2# szum2-ma {d}en-ki-ka-ke4
column 2
1. lu2 inim-ma se3-ga {d}inanna-ke4
2. ARAD2 ki-ag2 {d}lugal-uru11{ki}-ka-ke4
3. ki-ag2 {d}dumu-zi abzu-ka-ke4
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6-me
5. {d}nin-gir2-su lugal-mu
6. ki#-[gar n] kusz3 mu#-na-ba-al
7. sahar-bi za-gin7 mu-zar-zar
8. ku3-gin7 izi i3-la2
column 3
1. ninda2-gin7 ki dagal-la bi2-de6
2. sahar-bi sza3-ba im-szi-gi4
3. us2-de2-bi mu-ak
4. ugux(REC193)-bi-a ki-sa2-a 1(u@c) kusz3-am3 bi2-du3
  1(u@c) with two oblique wedges as if traces of previous 1(u)
5. ugux(REC193) ki-sa2-a-ka
6. e2-ninnu-anzu2{muszen}-babbar2 3(u@c) kusz3-am3
7. mu-na-du3
8. {d}nin-hur-sag ama dingir-re-ne-ra
column 4
1. e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
2. mu-na-du3
3. {d}ba-ba6
4. munus sa6-ga
5. dumu an-na-ra
6. e2 iri ku3-ga-ka-ni
7. mu-na-du3
8. {d}inanna nin ku3 nun-na-ra
9. e2 uru11{ki}-ka-ni
10. mu-na-du3
11. {d}en-ki lugal eridu{ki}-ra
12. e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
column 5
1. mu-na-du3
2. {d}nin-dar-a lugal uru16-ra
3. e2-ni mu-na-du3
4. {d}nin-a2-gal
5. dingir-ra-ni
6. e2-a-ni
7. mu-na-du3
8. {d}nin-mar{ki}
9. munus sa6-ga
10. dumu-sag {d}nansze-ra
11. esz3-gu2-tur3 e2 sza3-ge-pa3-da-ni
12. mu-na-du3
column 6
1. [{d}en-sig-nun]
2. sipa# [ansze {d}nin]-gir2-[su-ka-ra]
3. e2 dur3#{ur3}-ka-[ni]
4. mu-na-du3
5. {d}gesztin-an-na
6. nin gu2 a-dir-ra
  or gu2 i7-a-ra
7. e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
8. mu-na-du3
9. {d}dumu-zi abzu
10. nin ki-nu-nir{ki}-ra
11. e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
12. mu-na-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Statue Artifact type comments:

    statue, standing

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
  • Measurements (mm): 680.0 high
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  • Condition Description: head missing
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    statue, standing

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.06.05, ex. 01

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

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 134-40, Urbaba 1 [1991]

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

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 269, St 135 [1991]

    [Braun-Holzinger1991HSAO3] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1991. Mesopotamische Weihgaben Der Frühdynastischen Bis Altbabylonischen Zeit. Vol. 3. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient.

  • citation: Rundplastik, pp. 147-8 [1987]

    [Colbow1987Rundplastik] Colbow, Gudrun. 1987. Zur Rundplastik Des Gudea von Lagaš. Vol. 5. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien. München : Profil.

  • citation: Mesopotamia 6, p. 29, pl. 116 [1978]

    [Johansen1978Mes6] Johansen, Christina. 1978. Statues of Gudea, Ancient and Modern. Vol. 6. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 00009
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-01 at 14:33:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-18 at 09:36:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-14 at 15:36:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 13:49:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 13:47:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 14:04:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:58:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:54:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:53:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-11-22 at 16:14:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-04-29 at 17:13:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-04-29 at 17:09:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-08-01 at 18:30:32 Zólyomi, Gábor Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-08-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RIME 3/1.01.06.05 composite (P431927) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 3/1.01.06.05, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232261.
RIME 3/1.01.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P232261). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232261 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232261 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.06.05, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232261},
}


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