RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 (P234711)

Official or display mace excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 00309

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Mace

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object macehead
surface a
1. {d}szul-sza3-ga-na
2. dumu ki-ag2
3. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
4. lugal-a-ni
5. nin-he2-du7
6. dam nam#-[mah]-ni
7. ensi2#
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
9. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. ensi2
11. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
12. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
13. a mu-na-ru

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness votive inscription)
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 3/1.01.12.17 composite (P432069) Q000934 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P234711

Physical information

mace head

Artifact type Mace
mace head
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 00309
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P234711

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.12.17, ex. 01

    [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. 382f, Nammahni 10

    [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
2012-09-20 at 13:25:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 16:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:37:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.12.17, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234711.
RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P234711). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234711 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234711 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234711},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.12.17, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P234711.
RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P234711). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P234711 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P234711 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.12.17, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P234711},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P234711},
}

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