RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 (P289683)

Official or display eyestone dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 02374

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Eyestone

Material(s)

Mineral > Chalcedony

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 9.0 mm

Witness

Text

object eyestone
surface a
1. {d}nin-lil2
2. nin dingir-re-e-ne
3. {d}inanna sag du-ga2
4. ama tu-mu-ra
5. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
6. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
7. u4 nig2-si-sa2
8. ki-en-gi ki-uri-a
9. i-ni-in-gar-ra-a
10. nam-ti-mu-sze3
11. a mu-na-ru

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness votive inscription)
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 4.01.05.08 composite (P448306) Q001965 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P289683

Physical information

eyestone

Artifact type Eyestone
eyestone
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 24.0 mm × 9.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Mineral > Chalcedony
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 02374
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-016969
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.2374
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P289683

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 01.05.08, ex. 01

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

    (C, T, Tr)

  • history: JAOS 45 (pp. 154-155), 154

    [Barton1925JAOS45] Barton, George A. 1925. “A New Inscription of Libit-Ishtar.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 45: 154–55.

  • history: RISA, 306f

    [Barton1929RISA] Barton, George A. 1929. The Royal Inscriptions of Sumer and Akkad. Vol. 1. Library of Ancient Semitic Inscriptions. New Haven : Pub. for the American Oriental Society by the Yale University Press.

  • history: SKFZ, 12f

    [Karki1968SKFZ] Kärki, Ilmari. 1968. Die Sumerischen Königsinschriften Der Frühaltbabylonischen Zeit, in Umschrift Und Übersetzung. Helsinki.

  • history: SAKAZ 1, 21f

    [Karki1980SAKAZ1] Kärki, Ilmari. 1980. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Königsinschriften Der Altbabylonischen Zeit, i: Lsin, Larsa, Uruk. Vol. 49. Studia Orientalia 49. Helsinki.

  • history: Anc. Mes. Speaks, p. 210, no. 15

    [Lassen2019AncMesSpeaks] Lassen, Agnete, Eckart Frahm, and Klaus Wagensonner, eds. 2019. Ancient Mesopotamia Speaks: Highlights of the Yale Babylonian Collection. Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University.

  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, IVA5d

    [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: YOS 9, 68

    [Stephens1937YOS9] Stephens, Ferris J. 1937. Votive and Historical Texts from Babylonia and Assyria. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 9. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-14 at 19:07:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 16:31:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 19:03:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 18:59:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 18:28:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 16:46:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 15:27:46 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
2023-01-21 at 07:01:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-04-26 at 12:45:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-05-19 at 15:39:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-02-27 at 10:42:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI Yale Babylonian Collection CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P289683.
RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P289683). (2024, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289683 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289683 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289683},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P289683.
RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P289683). (2024, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P289683 (Original work published 2006)
RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P289683 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P289683},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P289683},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/14/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P289683
LB  - CDLI:P289683
M1  - 2026/6/15/
TI  - RIME 4.01.05.08, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P289683
ER  -
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