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RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 (P418026)

Official or display artifact excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096565

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

-

Material(s)

Metal > Copper

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

154.0 mm × 73.0 mm

Witness

object nail
surface a
1. ur-{d}nansze
2. lugal
3. lagasz
4. dumu gu-ni-DU
5. esz3 gir2-su
6. mu-du3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Artifact type comments:

    nail & plate

  • Material: Metal > Copper
  • Measurements (mm): 154.0 high × 73.0 wide
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  • Artifact comments:

    nail & plate

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.01.07, ex. 08

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

  • history: BM Guide (3rd edition), 83 no. 2

    [BMGuide1922] A Guide to the Babylonian and Assyrian Antiquities. 1922.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 096565
  • Accession No.: 1902-04-12, 0677

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-27 at 16:48:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-01-09 at 17:11:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-11-23 at 11:47:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-06-13 at 10:31:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-06-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RIME 1.09.01.07 composite (P431041) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 1.09.01.07, Ex. 08 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P418026.
RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry (No. P418026). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P418026 (Original work published 2011)
RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P418026 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {RIME 1.09.01.07, ex. 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P418026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P418026},
}


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