RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 (P232482)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

MNB 1374

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

217.0 mm

Witness

  reconstruction
object peg
surface a
1. {d}inanna
2. nin kur-kur-ra
3. nin-a-ni
4. gu3-de2-a
5. ensi2
6. lagasz{ki}-ke4
7. e2-an-na gir2-su{ki}-ka-ni
8. mu-na-du3

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Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Canephor Artifact type comments:

    foundation canephor with bull

  • Material: Metal > Bronze
  • Measurements (mm): 217.0 high
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  • Artifact comments:

    foundation canephor with bull

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07.021, ex. 01

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

  • history: Tello Vingt Campagnes, p. 205 (drawing, 44a)

    [Parrot1948VingtCampagnes] Parrot, André. 1948. Tello Vingt Campagnes de Foilles (1877-1933). Albin Michel, Paris.

  • history: Rashid, Gründungsfiguren, taf. 20, no. 116

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

    (drawing)

  • history: DecChaldée 2, pl. 28, no. 5

    [Sarzec1884-1912DC2] Sarzec, Ernest de. 1884-1912. Partie Épigraphique et Planches. Vol. 2. Découvertes En Chaldée Par E. de Sarzec, Ouvrage Accompagné de Planches, Publié Par Les Soins de L. Heuzey, Avec Le Concours de A. Amiaud et F. Thureau-Dangin Pour La Partie Épigraphique. Paris : E. Leroux.

    (photo)

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 275-76, Gudea 24 A [1991]

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

  • citation: CM 17, p. 64, 320, FB.1 [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.: MNB 1374
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-04 at 10:56:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:11:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 16:40:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 09:23:01 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 08:28:44 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
2024-08-21 at 08:25:23 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
2024-07-04 at 14:22:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:18:07 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
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:08 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 3/1.01.07.021 composite (P431957) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.021, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232482.
RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P232482). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232482 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232482 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232482},
}


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TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.021, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P232482.
RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P232482). (2024, October 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P232482 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P232482 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 4},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P232482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P232482},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P232482
LB  - CDLI:P232482
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07.021, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P232482
ER  -
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