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RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. add488 (P406172)

Official or display cone excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.636

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness SM catalogue: cone of Ur-bau's to Ningirsu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

145.0 mm × 70.0 mm

Witness

object cone
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. ur-sag kal-ga
3. {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
4. ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. ensi2
6. lagasz{ki}
7. dumu tu-da
8. {d}nin-a2-gal-ka-ke4
9. nig2-du7-e pa mu-na-e3
  blank space
column 2
1. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
2. mu-na-du3
3. ki-be2 mu-na-gi4
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cone
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 145.0 high × 70.0 wide
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  • Condition Description: half of the rim of the head is broken off, otherwise complete.
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.636
  • Accession No.: 02014 (SM catalogue: 0834)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-12-20 at 13:50:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RIME 3/1.01.06.04 composite (P431926) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 3/1.01.06.04, Ex. Add488 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P406172.
RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. add488 artifact entry (No. P406172). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406172 (Original work published 2010)
RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. add488 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406172 (Accessed: April 19, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. add488 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406172},
}


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