RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. 033 (P233959)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 091056

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Canephor

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object canephor
surface a
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. ur-sag kal-ga
3. {d}en-lil2-la2
4. lugal-a-ni
5. gu3-de2-a
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
8. nig2-du7-e pa mu-na-e3
reverse
1. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
2. mu-na-du3
3. ki-be2 mu-na-gi4

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 3/1.01.07.041 composite (P431976) Q000911 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P233959

Physical information

foundation canephor with kneeling god

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 091056
Accession Number 1876-11-17, 0152

External resources

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07.041, ex. 033

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

  • 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.

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
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-11-05 at 08:00:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-20 at 14:03:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:36:51 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 3/1.01.07.041, Ex. 033 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P233959.
RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. 033 artifact entry (No. P233959). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P233959 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. 033 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P233959 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P233959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P233959},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.041, Ex. 033 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P233959.
RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. 033 artifact entry (No. P233959). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P233959 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. 033 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P233959 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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