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

Lineart

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

Measurements

-

Text

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.

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P254350

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P254350

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“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: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {FAOS 09/2, {Urninsun} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“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: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 2},
	title = {FAOS 09/2, {Urninsun} 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P254350},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P254350
LB  - CDLI:P254350
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - FAOS 09/2, Urninsun 1 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P254350
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