RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 (P431727)

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 Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 31-43-248

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)

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object cone
surface a
1. {d}nanna#
2. en# dumu# nun#
  n lines broken
3'. e2#-[ninnu-me-en]
4'. lagasz#{ki#} gir2#-[su{ki}]
5'. ki-be2 gi4-gi4#-[me-en]
6'. iri{ki} dingir ma-da-be2-ne#
7'. szu gibil bi2-in-ak-[a]
8'. {d}nanna {d}utu-bi#
9'. ki-tusz hun-ga2 du10 mu-un-ne-gal2#-[la]
10'. nun ni2-te-ge26#
11'. e2 lugal-la-na-sze3#
12'. zi ti-le-ni-sze3 gub#-ba#-[me-en]
13'. u4 {d}asz-im2-babbar#
14'. geszkim sa6-ga#-[ne2]
15'. igi ma-ni-in-[du8-a]
16'. igi nam-ti-la-[ka-ni]
17'. mu-szi-in#-[bar-ra-a]
18'. e2-a-ni du3#-[u3-de3]
19'. ki-be2 gi4-gi4#-[de3]
20'. ga2-ar ma-[an-du11-ga]
21.a'. nam-ti-mu-sze3#
21.b'. [u3 nam-ti]
22'. ku-du-ur-ma-bu#-[uk]
23'. a-a-ugu-ga2#-[ke4]
24'. e2 sza3 hul2-la-ka#-[ni]
25.a'. e2-temen-ni2-gur3-[ru]
25.b'. [mu-na-du3]
26'. me-te u6-di kalam#-[ma-ka]
27'. u4 da-ri3-sze3 bi2#-[in-gub]
28'. {d}nanna lugal-mu#
29'. za-e-me-en ba-e-[a-ak]
30'. ga2-e a-na-mu#-[me-en]
31'. nig2 ak-ak-da-ga2#
32.a'. {d}nanna en an-ki
32.b'. hu-mu-hul2-le-en
33'. nam-tar nam-ti-la bala su3-ra2
34'. {gesz}gu-za suhusz gi-na
35'. sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7#-ge#
surface b
column 1
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.a. [lu2 ni2]-tuku#
10.b. esz3 e2-babbar-ra
11.a. [me gesz-hur]
11.b. eridu#{ki}-ga szu du7-du7
12. [lu2] nidba# gu-ul-gu-ul
13. [e2]-ninnu-me-en
14. lagasz#{ki} gir2-su{ki}
15. [ki]-be2# gi4-gi4-me-en
16. iri#{ki} dingir ma-da-be2-ne#
17. [szu] gibil# bi2-in-ak-[a]
18. [{d}]nanna# {d}utu-bi#
19. [ki-tusz hun-ga2] du10 mu-un-ne-gal2#-[la]
20. [nun] ni2#-te-ge26#
21. [e2 lugal]-la-na-sze3#
22. [zi ti]-le#-ni#-sze3# gub#-ba#-[me-en]
23. [u4 {d}asz]-im2#-[babbar]
column 2
1. [...]
2. igi# [ma-ni-in-du8-a]
3. igi# [nam-ti-la-ka-ni]
4. mu-[szi-in-bar-ra-a]
5. e2-[a-ni du3-u3-de3]
6. ki-[be2 gi4-gi4-de3]
7. ga2-ar# [ma-an-du11-ga]
8.a. nam#-[ti-mu-sze3]
8.b. [u3 nam-ti]
9. ku#-du#-[ur-ma-bu-uk]
10. a-a#-[ugu-ga2-ke4]
11. e2 sza3# [hul2-la-ka-ni]
12.a. e2#-temen#-ni2#-[gur3-ru]
12.b. [mu-na-du3]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Cone
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RIME 4, 02.13.16, ex. 48-49

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 31-43-248
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16582
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2013-12-30 at 16:53:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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

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

Composite Score
RIME 4.02.13.16 composite (P448406) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.13.16, Ex. 48-49 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431727.
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry (No. P431727). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431727 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431727 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431727
LB  - CDLI:P431727
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431727
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.13.16, Ex. 48-49 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431727.
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry (No. P431727). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431727 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431727 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431727},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431727},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431727
LB  - CDLI:P431727
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.16, ex. 48-49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431727
ER  - 
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