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

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

Text

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

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/1.01.06.04 composite (P431926) Q000884 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406172

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions 145.0 mm × 70.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
half of the rim of the head is broken off, otherwise complete.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1899.02.636
Accession Number 02014 (SM catalogue: 0834)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P406172

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-12-20 at 13:50:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	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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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. add488 artifact entry
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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: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	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},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P406172
LB  - CDLI:P406172
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.06.04, ex. add488 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406172
ER  -
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