RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 (P248014)

Official or display cone excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-02258

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

55.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. [{d}suen]-ga#-szi-id
2. [nita] kal#-ga
3. lugal# unu{ki}-ga
4. [lugal] am-na-nu-um
5. u2#-a
6. [e2]-an-na
7. [e2]-gal
8. [nam]-lugal#-la-ka-ni
9. [mu]-du3
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.04.01.03 composite (P448519) Q002240 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P248014

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions 55.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation (Surface: good)

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
Museum Number HMA 9-02258
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P248014

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 04.01.03, ex. 117

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • citation: RA 72, p.41-46, p. 42

    [Foxvog1978inscriptions] Foxvog, Daniel A. 1978. “Royal Inscriptions at Berkeley.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 72: 41–46.

    catalogue

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-09-15 at 14:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.04.01.03, Ex. 117 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248014.
RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry (No. P248014). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248014 (Original work published 2004)
RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248014 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248014},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P248014
LB  - CDLI:P248014
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248014
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.04.01.03, Ex. 117 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P248014.
RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry (No. P248014). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248014 (Original work published 2004)
RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248014 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248014},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P248014
LB  - CDLI:P248014
M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - RIME 4.04.01.03, ex. 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248014
ER  -
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