FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 (P254350)

Official or display tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
 en: To Ningirsu,
2. ur-sag kal-ga
 en: the mighty warrior
3. {d}en-lil2-la2
 en: of Enlil,
4. lugal-a-ni
 en: his master,
5. ur-{d}nin-sun2#
 en: Ur-Ninsun,
6. ensi2
 en: governor
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
 en: of Lagaš,
8. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
 en: for his life
9. a mu-na-ru
 en: he dedicated it (this bowl).
10. bur-ba
 en: Of this bowl
11. lugal-mu
 en: May my master
12. nam-ti-mu he2-su3-re
 en: prolong my life!"
13. mu-bi
 en: is its name.

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: FAOS 9/2, Urninsun 1

    [Steible1991FAOS9/2] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/2.

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 87- 122), p. 121

    [Heuzey1897RA4] Heuzey, Léon. 1897. “La Construction Du Roi Our-Nina: D’après Les Levés et Les Notes de M. de Sarzec.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 4 (4): 87–122.

  • history: DecChaldée 2, Fig.. 58

    [Sarzec1884-1912DC2] Sarzec, Ernest de. 1884-1912. Partie Épigraphique et Planches. Vol. 2. Découvertes En Chaldée Par E. de Sarzec, Ouvrage Accompagné de Planches, Publié Par Les Soins de L. Heuzey, Avec Le Concours de A. Amiaud et F. Thureau-Dangin Pour La Partie Épigraphique. Paris : E. Leroux.

    (copy)

  • history: Heuzey, L., RA 002, 79 (incomplete copy) [1892]

    [sec46646] N.d.

  • history: ETCSRI Ur-Ninsumuna 1

    [sec46652] N.d.

  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, p. 161 IIIB2a

    [Sollberger1971IRSA] Sollberger, Edmond, and Jean-Robert Kupper. 1971. Inscriptions Royales Sumériennes et Akkadiennes. Liiératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 3. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

  • history: SAKI, 64f, 15

    [Thureau-Dangin1907SAKI ] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1907. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Königsinschriften. Vol. 1. Vorderasiatische Bibliothek .

  • history: Witzel, Gudea, fol. 7, p. 4: Urninsun (copy)

    [Witzel1932Gudea] Witzel, Maurus. 1932. Gudea : Inscriptiones : Statuae A-L, Cylindri A & B. Roma : Pontificio Istituto Biblico.

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  • Museum No.: AO —
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ur-Ninsun ensi2.00.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-02 at 09:52:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:38:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:07:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 16:46:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:11:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:42:16 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
2021-06-10 at 17:34:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:46:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2005-01-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Galador, Louis CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254350.
FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry (No. P254350). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254350 (Original work published 2005)
FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254350 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {FAOS 09/2, {Urninsun} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254350
LB  - CDLI:P254350
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254350
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P254350.
FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry (No. P254350). (2024, October 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P254350 (Original work published 2005)
FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P254350 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024FAOS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {FAOS 09/2, {Urninsun} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254350
LB  - CDLI:P254350
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254350
ER  -
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