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RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 (P431754)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 021893

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Limestone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-isin2{si}-na
2. nin gal ama kalam-ma
3. zi-gal2 kalam dim2-dim2-me
4. dumu-sag an ku3-ga
5. nin-a-ni-ir
6. ARAD2-{d}suen
7. nita kal-ga
8. u2-a uri5{ki}-ma
9. lugal larsa{ki}-ma
10. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
11. sipa nig2-gi gesz-hur szu du7-du7-me-en
12. e2 u2 nam-ti-la
13. unu2 ku3-ga
14. ki ni2 dub2-bu-da-ni
15. e2-a-ni nig2 u4 ul-li2-a-ta
16. ba-du3-a-ba ba-sumun
17. nam-ti-mu-sze3
18. u3 nam-ti
19. ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk
20. a-a ugu-ga2-ke4
reverse
1. hu-mu-na-du3
2. ki-be2 he2-em-mi-gi4
3. ki-tusz sza3 du10-ga-na
4. gal-le-esz he2-em-mi-tusz
5. mu nam-lugal-la-ga2
6. du-ri2-sze3 he2-em-mi-gal2
7. egir u4-da-asz
8. ar2-mu ak-ke3-de3
9. temen ar2 nam-nun-na-ga2
10. uru4-be2 ki he2-bi2-tum2
11. e2-gar8 sikil-bi he2-bi2-si
12. nig2 ak-mu-sze3
13. {d}nin-isin2{si}-na
14. nin-mu hu-mu-hul2-le-en
15. nam-tar nam-ti-la
16. bala su3-ud mu he2-gal2-la
17. {gesz}gu-za suhusz!(DU) gi-ne2
18. sag-e-esz ha-ma-ab-rig7-ge
19. esz3 larsa{ki}-ma-ka
20. iri ba-dim2-me-na-ga2
21. u4-mu he-su3-su3-ud

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
foundation tablet
Material: Sedimentary rock > Limestone
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
foundation tablet

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RIME 4, 02.13.22, ex. 04

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: CT 1, pl. 47-48

[King1896CT1] King, Leonard W. 1896. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Texts in the British Museum.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 021893
Accession No.: 1896-04-04, 0004

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Warad-Sin.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2021-02-24 at 10:51:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2019-01-12 at 13:12:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2012-09-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
RIME 4.02.13.22 composite (P448413)	View the score

Notes

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“RIME 4.02.13.22, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431754.

RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P431754). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431754 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431754 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).

@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431754},
}

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“RIME 4.02.13.22, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431754.

RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P431754). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431754 (Original work published 2012)

RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431754 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).

@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431754},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431754},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431754
LB  - CDLI:P431754
M1  - 2025/4/22/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.22, ex. 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431754
ER  -

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