RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 (P232269)

Official or display vase excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 116457

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Vase

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 102.0 mm × 51.0 mm

Witness

Text

object vessel
surface a
1. en-an#-[ne2]-pa3#-[da]
2. en {d#}[nanna]
3. zirru#
  rest broken

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 3/1.01.06.12 composite (P431934) Q000885 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P232269

Physical information

dish or vase

Artifact type Vase
dish or vase
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 102.0 mm × 51.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Preservation
fair, repaired and incomplete

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number U 00245
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 116457
Accession Number 1923-11-10, 0031

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232269
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 274
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1923-1110-31

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.06.12, ex. 02

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

  • history: UET 1, 0025

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril John, and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 151, 9/2, Taf. XX (copy)Urbaba 12 B [1991]

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

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
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 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-04-19 at 12:19:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:04 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.06.12, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232269.
RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P232269). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232269 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232269 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232269},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P232269
LB  - CDLI:P232269
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232269
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.06.12, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232269.
RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P232269). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232269 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232269 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232269},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P232269
LB  - CDLI:P232269
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.06.12, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232269
ER  -
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