RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 (P234553)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 138196

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/P234553

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 138196
Accession Number 1980-07-28, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.138196
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P234553
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1980-0728-2

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07.063, ex. 083

    [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
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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 10:10:36 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. 083 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P234553.
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry (No. P234553). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234553 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234553 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234553},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07.063, Ex. 083 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P234553.
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry (No. P234553). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234553 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234553 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234553},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07.063, ex. 083 artifact entry
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