RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness (P232302)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

MNB 1514a

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cylinder

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cylinder
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [(x)]-x-bi [x] |GADA.KID2| du8-a
2'. [ha]-mu-na-du2-[ru]-ne2-sza-am3
3'. uszumgal#? ha-mu-x ha-mu-ug5
4'. giri3#-zu x ha-mu-[(x)]-nu2
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. a mu# [x (x x)] sag [x]
2'. ur-sag-ga2-am3
3'. kur-ba ha-mu-ni-ug5
4'. geszimmar-e kur ki sikil-a ni2 he2-mi-il2-il2
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. bar me [x x] DU [x]
2'. gir2-su{ki}-[a] u2 du10 nu#-[x]-gu7-[e]
3'. a du10 nu-[x-(x)]-na8-[na8]

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 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 composite (P431909) Q005308 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P232302

Physical information

Artifact type Cylinder
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number MNB 1514a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232302

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness

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

  • history: TCL 8, pl. 53, 1

    [Thureau-Dangin1925TCL8] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1925. Les Cylindres de Goudéa Découverts Par Ernest de Sarzec à Tello. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 8. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-07-04 at 07:04:33 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-09-03 at 11:30:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P232302.
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness artifact entry (No. P232302). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232302 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232302 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {Cylfrag} 01 witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232302},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P232302.
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness artifact entry (No. P232302). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232302 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232302 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {Cylfrag} 01 witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232302},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232302},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P232302
LB  - CDLI:P232302
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 01 witness artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232302
ER  -
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