RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 (P274602)

Official or display tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-0628

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

265.0 mm × 250.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz#-zi#-[da]
2. na-ra-am
3. {d}tiszpak
4. _ensi2_
5. asz2-nun-na{ki}

Text content

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

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 4.05.08.01 composite (P448554) Q006420 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274602

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 265.0 mm × 250.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-0628
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274602

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 05.08.01, ex. 08

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

  • history: MVN 10, 28

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • citation: CBI, 051

    [Walker1981Bricks] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1981. Cuneiform Brick Inscriptions in the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the City of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:33:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-05-24 at 16:11:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-09-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Johnson, J. Cale; Niederreiter, Zoltán CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.05.08.01, Ex. 08 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274602.
RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry (No. P274602). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274602 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274602 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274602},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274602
LB  - CDLI:P274602
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274602
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.05.08.01, Ex. 08 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274602.
RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry (No. P274602). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274602 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274602 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274602},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/2/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274602
LB  - CDLI:P274602
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RIME 4.05.08.01, ex. 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274602
ER  -
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