RIME 3/1.01.07, St W witness (P232295)

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 00020

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

160.0 mm × 110.0 mm

Witness

object statue
surface a
1. gu3-[de2-a]
2. ensi2
3. lagasz[{ki}-ke4?]
4. nig2-du7-e pa [mu]-na-e3
5. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
6. mu-na-du3
  rest broken

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

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
  • Measurements (mm): 160.0 high × 110.0 wide
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  • Condition Description: fragment of neck and shoulder
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    statue

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07, St W witness

    [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. 250-51, Gudea Statue W [1991]

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

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 267, St 127 [1991]

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

  • citation: BagM 31 (pp. 377-446), p. 421

    [Kose2000BagM31] Kose, Arno. 2000. “Das ‘Palais’ Auf Tell A von Girsu - Wohnstatte Eines Hellenistisch-Parthischen Sammlers von Gudeastatuen.” Baghdader Mitteilungen 31: 377–446.

  • citation: CM 17, p. 332 [2000]

    [Suter2000CM17] Suter, Claudia E. 2000. Gudea’s Temple Building : The Representation of an Early Mesopotamian Ruler in Text and Image. Vol. 17. Cuneiform Monographs.

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  • Museum No.: AO 00020
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43 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
2024-08-03 at 15:41:17 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 14:18:08 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
2024-06-18 at 10:09:39 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
2012-09-20 at 13:32:47 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
2011-12-15 at 14:29:24 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:05 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 3/1.01.07, St W composite (P431904) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 3/1.01.07, St W Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232295.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St W witness artifact entry (No. P232295). (2024, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232295 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St W witness artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232295 (Accessed: July 12, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 25},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {W} witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232295},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232295},
}


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