RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 (P431647)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 119044

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. [u4] {d}utu esz3 e2-babbar-[ra]
2. nam#-bi mu-un-tar-ra-[a]
3. me# gesz-hur szu# [...]
4. [...] x x x [...]
  n lines broken
5. [iri{ki}]-ga2#! i#-{d}utu#
6. [he2]-eb2#-ta-zi
7. ugnim# larsa{ki}-ma
8. [asz]-bi um-mi-tusz!
9. a2# sza3-gal i3-szesz4
10. [sza3] du10-ga-bi-de3!
11. lu2 kin ak-bi-sze3
12. ha!-ba-szum2-szum2
13. sza3# mu asz-ka#
14. szeg12 al-ur5-ra-bi#
15. he2#-bi2-du8#
  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 4.02.09.06 composite (P448370) Q002068 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P431647

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 02637
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 119044
Accession Number 1927-10-03, 0039

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.119044
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P431647
Ur Online Project (UrOnline) 2009
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1927-1003-39

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.09.06, 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, 0132

    [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
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2023-01-16 at 20:17:56 Deloucas, Andrew Transliteration Deloucas, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-10-10 at 16:06:20 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 4.02.09.06, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431647.
RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P431647). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431647 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431647 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431647},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431647
LB  - CDLI:P431647
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431647
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.09.06, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431647.
RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P431647). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431647 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431647 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431647},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431647
LB  - CDLI:P431647
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RIME 4.02.09.06, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431647
ER  -
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