RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1245 (P234268)

Official or display cone 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 088308

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. ur-sag kal-ga
3. {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
4. gu3-de2-a
5. ensi2
6. lagasz{ki}-ke4
7. nig2-du7-e pa mu-na-e3
8. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
9. mu-na-du3
10. 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 3/1.01.07.037 composite (P429780) Q000908 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P234268

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1901.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 088308
Accession Number 1901-02-09, 0025

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1901-0209-25

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, 01.07.037, ex. add1245

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

    published as RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. 342

  • 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
2026-07-22 at 13:28:31 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-10-14 at 16:09:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-09-10 at 21:32:33 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-10-29 at 16:53:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-20 at 11:52:11 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 12:36:59 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 3/1.01.07.037, Ex. Add1245 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P234268.
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1245 artifact entry (No. P234268). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234268 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1245 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234268 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234268},
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.037, Ex. Add1245 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P234268.
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1245 artifact entry (No. P234268). (2026, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234268 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.037, ex. add1245 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234268 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234268},
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