RIME 3/1.01.07.016, ex. 38 (P232463)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 00312

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Canephor

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
object peg
surface a
1. {d}ig-alim
2. dumu ki-ag2
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. lugal-a-ni
5. gu3-de2-a
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
8. e2 me-husz-gal-an-ki-ka-ni
9. mu-na-du3

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 3/1.01.07.016 composite (P431952) Q000894 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P232463

Physical information

foundation canephor with kneeling god

Artifact type Canephor
foundation canephor with kneeling god
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Metal > Bronze
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 00312
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232463

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07.016, ex. 38

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

  • history: Rashid, Gründungsfiguren, p. 21, no. 92, taf. 15, no. 92

    [Rashid1983Gründungsfiguren] Rashid, Subhi Anwar. 1983. Gründungsfiguren Im Iraq. Vol. I/2. Prähistorische Bronzefunde. Abteilung . München : C.H. Beck.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 271, Gudea 19 B [1991]

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 10:56:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-25 at 09:23:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:08 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-17 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.016, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232463.
RIME 3/1.01.07.016, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P232463). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232463 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.016, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232463 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.016, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232463.
RIME 3/1.01.07.016, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P232463). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232463 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.016, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232463 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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