RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 (P232470)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 022468

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Mace

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

984.0 mm × 539.0 mm

Witness

Text

object macehead
surface a
1. {d}ig-alim
2. dumu ki-ag2
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. lugal#-[a-ni]
  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 3/1.01.07.017 composite (P431953) Q000895 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P232470

Physical information

mace head

Artifact type Mace
mace head
Dimensions 984.0 mm × 539.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Diorite
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 022468
Accession Number 1896-06-15, 0007

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.22468
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P232470
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0615-7

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07.017, ex. 02

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

  • history: CT 10, pl. 2 (copy)

    [King1900CT10] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 10.

  • history: CT 33, pl. 50, BM 22468

    [King1912CT33] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 33. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 272, Gudea 20 B [1991]

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

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 52, K 41 [1991]

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

  • citation: CBT 2, p. 232 [1996]

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • citation: ZA 92 (pp. 258-295), p. 285

    [Reade2002ZA92] Reade, Julian E. 2002. “Early Monuments in Gulf Stone at the British Museum, with Observations on Some Gudea Statues and the Location of Agade.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 92 (2): 258–95.

  • 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.

  • citation: CM 17, p. 326, MH.2 [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.

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
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-18 at 09:36:44 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
2024-09-02 at 16:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:19:10 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
2024-07-08 at 14:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 14:04:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:58:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:54:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:53:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 10:09:39 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-12-04 at 21:42:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-20 at 09:12:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:08 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07.017, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232470.
RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P232470). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232470 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232470 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232470},
}


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TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07.017, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P232470.
RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P232470). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232470 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232470 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P232470
LB  - CDLI:P232470
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07.017, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232470
ER  -
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