RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. (P264686)

Official or display vase excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 09309 + CBS 09311 + CBS 09314 + CBS 09316 + CBS 09916 + CBS 09923 + CBS 09933

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Vase

Material(s)

Mineral > Calcite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

object vase
surface a
column 1
1'. [{d}]en#-lil2#
2'. [...]-kur-ra
3'. [...]-ge#-si#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]-ne#
3'. [x]-ba#
4'. [...]-ge#
5'. [...]-a
6'. [...]-zal#-le
7'. [...]-e#
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [x] ki#-ag2#
12'. [{d}]utu-ke4
13'. [x]-ne#? hul2-la
14'. mu#-da-e
15'. umma#{ki}
16'. [x] ki#-ag2
17'. [{d}]szara2#-ke4
18'. a2# mah
19'. mu#-dab6-il2
20'. [x] zabala5?{ki}-e#
  potentially zabala3 = MUSZ3.UNUG
21'. [x] sila4# gur5-a-gin7
22'. [x] mu#-da-gi4-gi4
23'. |KI.AN|#{ki}-ke4
24'. [x] an-sze3
25'. [x]-dab6-zi#
26'. lugal#-za3#-[...]
27'. lugal# [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. nam-szita-mu
3'. he2-na-be2
4'. nam-ti-mu
5'. nam-ti
6'. ha-ba-dah-he
7'. kur u2-sal-la
8'. ha-mu-da-nu2
9'. nam-lu2-u18
10'. u2-szim-gin7
11'. szu dagal ha-mu-dab6-du11
12'. ubur an-na-ke4
13'. si ha-mu-dab6-sa2
14'. kalam-e
15'. ki sa6-ga
16'. igi ha-mu-da-du8
17'. nam sa6-ga
18'. mu-tar-re-esz2-a!
19'. szu na-mu-da-ni-bala-e-ne
20'. sipa sag gu4-gal2
21'. da-ri2 he2-me
22'. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
23'. {d}en-lil2
24'. lugal ki-ag2-ni
25'. a mu-na-ru

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.14.20.01 composite (P431232) Q001379 View the score

Record

P264686 leadP264686 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P264686

Physical information

vase

Artifact type Vase
vase
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Calcite
Preservation fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 09309 + CBS 09311 + CBS 09314 + CBS 09316 + CBS 09916 + CBS 09923 + CBS 09933
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 584324 + 584325 + 584326 + 584327 + 584328 + 584329 + 584330
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.9309 + CBS.9311 + CBS.9314 + CBS.9316 + CBS.9916 + CBS.9923 + CBS.9933
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P264686

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags.

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: BE 1/2, 087

    [Hilprecht1896BE1/2] Hilprecht, Hermann Vollrath. 1896. Old Babylonian Inscriptions Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania: Series A Cuneiform Texts, vol. 1/2. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1005492.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Lugalzagesi 1, A, CBS 09309

    [Steibl1982FAOS5/2] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24 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
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2013-12-24 at 14:02:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-22 at 10:36:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:50:01 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.20.01, Ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + Frags. Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264686.
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry (No. P264686). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264686 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264686 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264686},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.14.20.01, Ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + Frags. Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264686.
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry (No. P264686). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264686 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264686 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264686},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P264686
LB  - CDLI:P264686
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 16 + 16bis + 74 + 80 + frags. artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P264686
ER  -
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