RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 (P431624)

Official or display cone excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 119036

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object cone
surface a
1. {d}nanna
2. men an-ki
3. musz3 hi-li su3
4.a. dumu sag
4.b. {d}en-lil2-[la2]
6. lugal-a-ni-[ir]
7. nu-ur2-{d}[iszkur]
8. nita kal#-[ga]
9. u2#-a uri5#[{ki}-ma]
10. lugal# [...]
  rest broken

Text content

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

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 4.02.08.03 composite (P448360) Q002044 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P431624

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 02755
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 119036
Accession Number 1927-10-03, 0031

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.08.03, ex. 02

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

  • history: UET 1, 0112

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-10-10 at 16:03:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.08.03, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431624.
RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P431624). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431624 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431624 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431624},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.08.03, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431624.
RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P431624). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431624 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431624 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431624},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431624},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431624
LB  - CDLI:P431624
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - RIME 4.02.08.03, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431624
ER  - 
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