RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness (P232308)

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

AO 06952 + AO 06953 + MNB 1514g

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
surface fragment 11
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] PIRIG# [...] x de2#-e
  rest broken
surface fragment 11+2
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] DIM2 [...] szar2 [(...)]-ra
3'. ur zu# [(x)] IGI IM [x] gi#
4'. me-lam2#-gin7 kalam-ma# [...] NE
5'. [...] ti? [...] DIM2
6'. [...] si si [...] x
  rest broken
surface fragment 12
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x [...] x [...] x
3'. [...] x GAR [x x (x)] {d}nin-gir2-[su ...] x
  rest broken
surface fragment 2
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. e2 nam-ba#-su3-ra2-am3
2'. e2 {d}nin-gir2-su gu3 di-de3 im-ma-gub
3'. dim an-ne2 mu-du3-a-bi
4'. uri3 gal lagasz{ki}-da si-ga-bi
5'. {gesz}szar2-ur3-bi men ku3-gin7 sig4 [e2]-ke4 sag [il2-la-bi]
  rest broken
surface fragment 12
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. uri3 gal lagasz{ki}-da si-ga-mu#
2'. {gesz}szar2-ur3 dim [gal]-gin7 iri mu [x]
3'. en {d}nin-gir2-[su]-me a-ba ma-da#-du3-e#
4'. {d}en-ki-ke4 en# {d}nin-gir2-su-ra
5'. mu-na-ni-ib2-gi4#-gi4
  rest broken
surface fragment 2
column 4'
  beginning broken
1'. ki i3# [DU-ba i3] DU-de3#
2'. gag ga la2-ba ga la2-de3
3'. e2 gu4-ra2-be2 gu4 udu szum2-mu-de3
4'. x [...]
  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 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 composite (P431915) Q005309 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P232308

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 AO 06952 + AO 06953 + MNB 1514g
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232308

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 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, plts. 53-54, 2, 11, 12

    [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
2013-09-03 at 11:31:05 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 02 + 12 (+) 11 Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P232308.
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry (No. P232308). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232308 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232308 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {Cylfrag} 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232308},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/23/
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 Witness Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P232308.
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry (No. P232308). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232308 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232308 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {Cylfrag} 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232308},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P232308
LB  - CDLI:P232308
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, Cylfrag 02 + 12 (+) 11 witness artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232308
ER  -
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