RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 (P429993)

Official or display canephor dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Museum Number

IMJ 71.023.0299

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Canephor

Material(s)

Metal > Bronze

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

object foundation figurine
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nin-gir2-su
2. ur-sag kal-ga
3. {d}en-lil2-la2
4. lugal-a-ni
5. gu3-de2-a
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
column 2
1. nig2-du7-e pa mu-na-e3
2. e2-ninnu anzu2{muszen}-babbar2-ra-ni
3. mu-na-du3
4. ki-be2 mu-na-gi4

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)

Collections

The Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Physical Information

Artifact type: Canephor Artifact type comments:
foundation canephor with kneeling god
Material: Metal > Bronze
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Artifact comments:
foundation canephor with kneeling god

Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Neighboring Cultures: Ancient Near East, 241 fig. 8 (photo Meidad Suchowolski)

[Peri2010Neighboring] Peri, Laura A. 2010. “Neighboring Cultures: Ancient Near East.” In Chronicles of the Land: Archaeology in The Israel Museum, Jerusalem , edited by Michal Dayagi-Mendels and Silvia Rozenberg, 232–49. The Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
history: Merhav, Rivka, Highlights of Archaeology (1984) 135 (photo Nahum Slapak)

[sec109357] N.d.
history: CM 17, FG 32

[Suter2000CM17] Suter, Claudia E. 2000. Gudea’s Temple Building : The Representation of an Early Mesopotamian Ruler in Text and Image. Vol. 17. Cuneiform Monographs.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IMJ 71.023.0299
Accession No.:

Provenience

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Chronology

Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced: Gudea.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 14:18:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 14:17:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2016-11-06 at 01:13:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2012-06-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Belli, Oktay; Wasserman, Nathan		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P429993) (P429993)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
RIME 3/1.01.07.041 composite (P431976)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07.041, Ex. Add410 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429993.

RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 artifact entry (No. P429993). (2024, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429993 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429993 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 25},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429993},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/1.01.07.041, Ex. Add410 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P429993.

RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 artifact entry (No. P429993). (2024, September 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P429993 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P429993 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 25},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07.041, ex. add410 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P429993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P429993},
}

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