RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 (P234552)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS —

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
object cone
surface a
1. {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. dingir-ra-ni
3. gu3-de2-a
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}
6. ur {d}ga2-tum3-du10-ke4
7. e2 gir2-su{ki}-ka-[ni]
8. 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 3/1.01.07.063 composite (P431999) Q000920 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P234552

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS —
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07.063, ex. 082

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

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p.332

    [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
2024-09-09 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
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 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
2016-01-07 at 10:09:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-09-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.063, Ex. 082 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234552.
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 artifact entry (No. P234552). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234552 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234552 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234552},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.063, Ex. 082 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234552.
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 artifact entry (No. P234552). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234552 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234552 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 082 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234552},
}

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