RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 (P431705)

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 030050

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
  conflated text
surface a
1. {d}nanna
2. en dumu nun
3. an ku3-ge dalla e3
4. nam-szita a-ra-zu-e gesz tuku
5. lugal-mu-ra
6. ARAD2-{d}suen
7. u2-a e2-kur-ra
8. sipa sag-en3-tar
9. e2-kisz-nu-gal2
10. lu2 ni2-tuku
11. esz3 e2-babbar-ra
12. me gesz-hur
13. eridu{ki}-ga szu du7-du7
14. lu2 nidba gu-ul-gu-ul
15. e2-ninnu-me-en
16. lagasz{ki} gir2-su{ki}
17. ki-be2 gi4-gi4-me-en
18. iri{ki} dingir ma-da-be2-ne
19. szu gibil bi2-in-ak-a
20. {d}nanna {d}utu-bi
21. ki-tusz hun-ga2 du10 mu-un-ne-gal2-la
22. nun ni2-te-ge26
23. e2 lugal-la-na-sze3
24. zi ti-le-ni-sze3 gub-ba-me-en
25. u4 {d}asz-im2-babbar
26. geszkim sa6-ga-ne2
27. igi ma-ni-in-du8-a
28. igi nam-ti-la-ka-ni
29. mu-szi-in-bar-ra-a
30. e2-a-ni du3-u3-de3
31. ki-be2 gi4-gi4-de3
32. ga2-ar ma-an-du11-ga
33. nam-ti-mu-sze3
34. u3 nam-ti
35. ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk
36. a-a-ugu-ga2-ke4
37. e2 sza3 hul2-la-ka-ni
38. e2-temen-ni2-gur3-ru
39. mu-na-du3
40. me-te u6-di kalam-ma-ka
41. u4 da-ri3-sze3 bi2-in-gub
42. [{d}nanna lugal-mu]
43. [za-e-me-en ba-e-a-ak]
44. [ga2-e a-na-mu-me-en]
45. [nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2]
46. [{d}nanna en an-ki]
47. [hu-mu-hul2-le-en]
48. [nam-tar nam-ti-la bala su3-ra2]
49. [{gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na]
50. [sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge]

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 4.02.13.16 composite (P448406) Q002120 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431705

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavated by John George Taylor; Acquired by the British Museum in 1859.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 030050
Accession Number 1859-10-14, 0081

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.30050
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P431705
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1859-1014-81

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.13.16, ex. 01-02

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2013-04-04 at 08:02:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.13.16, Ex. 01-02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431705.
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (No. P431705). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431705 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431705 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431705},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P431705
LB  - CDLI:P431705
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431705
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.02.13.16, Ex. 01-02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P431705.
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (No. P431705). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431705 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431705 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431705},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431705},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P431705
LB  - CDLI:P431705
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 01-02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431705
ER  -
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