RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 (P234700)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Statue

Material(s)

Metamorphic rock > Steatite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

object statue
surface a
1. {d}nansze
2. nin-a-ni
3. nam-ti
4. nam#-[mah]-ni# ensi2#
5. lagasz#{ki}-ka-sze3
6. nin#-inim-gi-na#
7. [dumu] ka-ku3-ke4
8. a mu-na-ru

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Statue Artifact type comments:

    statue, human-headed bull

  • Material: Metamorphic rock > Steatite
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  • Artifact comments:

    statue, human-headed bull


  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.12.08, ex. 01

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

  • history: Assyrian Stone Vessels, 623

    [Searight2008vessels] Searight, Ann, Julian E. Reade, and Irving L. Finkel. 2008. Assyrian Stone Vessels and Related Materials in the British Museum. Oxford, UK: Oxbow Books.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 386, Nammahni 15

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: 1992-02-29, 0001

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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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
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RIME 3/1.01.12.08 composite (P432059) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.12.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234700.
RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P234700). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234700 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234700 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234700},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.12.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234700.
RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P234700). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234700 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234700 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234700},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P234700
LB  - CDLI:P234700
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.12.08, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P234700
ER  - 
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