RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 (P431764)

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 116424

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}za-ba4-ba4
2. en ur-sag gal
3. dumu mah {d}en-lil2-la2
4. dingir ir9 igi szen-szen-na du
5. a2-dah {gesz}tukul-la-ka-ni-ir
6. ARAD2-{d}suen
7. u2-a uri5{ki}-ma
8. lugal larsa{ki}-ma
9. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
10. dumu ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk
11. ad-da e-mu-ut-ba-la
12. sipa nig2-si-sa2
13. ug3 dagal-la-na
14. u2-sal bi2-in-nu2-a
15. mu ki szu-il2-la-ga2
16. mu-un-us2-en
17. erim2-gal2-ga2
18. szu-mu-usz bi2-in-si-a
19. ur5-sze3-am3
20. {d}za-ba4-ba4
21. en geszkim sa6-ga-ga2
22. nam-ga-me-esz3 ak-da-ga2
23. e2-a-ni
24. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
25. nam-ti-mu-sze3
26. hu-mu-na-du3
27. e2-ba
28. e2-ki-tusz-sza3-te-en-bi
29. mu-bi he2-em-mi-sa4

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 4.02.13.24 composite (P448415) Q002128 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P431764

Physical information

Artifact type Cone
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 00779
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 116424
Accession Number 1923-11-10, 0009

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 02.13.24, 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.

  • history: UET 1, 0128

    [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
2013-04-08 at 12:20:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.13.24, Ex. 01-02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431764.
RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (No. P431764). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431764 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431764 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431764},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431764},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431764
LB  - CDLI:P431764
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431764
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 4.02.13.24, Ex. 01-02 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P431764.
RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (No. P431764). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431764 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431764 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431764},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431764},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/9/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P431764
LB  - CDLI:P431764
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - RIME 4.02.13.24, ex. 01-02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431764
ER  - 
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