RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite (P431900)

Official or display artifact excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (composite)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

object composite text
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. e2-x e2 dingir-ra-ta ib2-zi-zi-a
 en: He who removes it (this statue) from the E-x, the temple of the god,
2'. ib2-ze-re-a
 en: or destroys it,
3'. {d}nansze
 en: may Nanše,
4'. nin in-dub-ba-ke4
 en: the lady of the boundary marker,
5'. {d}nin-gir2-su
 en: Ningirsu,
6'. lugal {gesz}tukul-ke4
 en: the king of weaponry,
7'. {d}ga2-tum3-du10
 en: Gatumdu,
8'. ama lagasz{ki}-ke4
 en: the mother of Lagash,
9'. {d}ig-alim
 en: and Igalima,
10'. dumu ki-ag2
 en: the beloved son
11'. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
 en: of Ningirsu,
12'. [...]
 en: ...
13'. [...]
 en: ...
14'. lu2-bi
 en: That person
15'. {gesz}dur2-gar-na [...] ha-bi2-dur2-ne
 en: may they let sit [...] on his throne,
16'. numun-na-ni
 en: but his seed
17'. he2-eb2-til-ne
 en: may they bring to an end,
18'. mu-ni he2-eb2-ha-lam-e-ne
 en: and his name may they cause to be forgotten!

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q001557
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S witness (P232291) Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) Girsu (mod. Tello)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431900

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) Q001557

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07, St S composite

    [Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: FAOS 9/1, p. 244–45, 9/2, p. 84–86, Gudea Statue S [1991]

    [Steible1991FAOS9/1] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/1.

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 267, St 123 [1991]

    [Braun-Holzinger1991HSAO3] Braun-Holzinger, Eva A. 1991. Mesopotamische Weihgaben Der Frühdynastischen Bis Altbabylonischen Zeit. Vol. 3. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient.

  • citation: Rundplastik, pp. 142-43 [1987]

    [Colbow1987Rundplastik] Colbow, Gudrun. 1987. Zur Rundplastik Des Gudea von Lagaš. Vol. 5. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien. München : Profil.

  • citation: Mesopotamia 6, p. 13, pls. 50-51 [1978]

    [Johansen1978Mes6] Johansen, Christina. 1978. Statues of Gudea, Ancient and Modern. Vol. 6. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag.

  • citation: CM 17, p. 331 [2000]

    [Suter2000CM17] Suter, Claudia E. 2000. Gudea’s Temple Building : The Representation of an Early Mesopotamian Ruler in Text and Image. Vol. 17. Cuneiform Monographs.

  • citation: RA 051 (pp. 169-176), pp. 169-76, pls. I-II

    [Unger1957RA51] Unger, Eckhard. 1957. “Kalksteinstatue Des Gudea von Lagasch in Paris Und Istanbul.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 51 (4): 169–76.

    (reconstruction)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-01 at 15:48:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-01 at 14:33:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-25 at 16:35:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-18 at 09:36:44 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 09:42:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 15:36:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:11:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 14:18:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 13:49:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 13:47:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 14:04:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:58:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:54:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 13:53:52 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-18 at 10:09:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2012-09-20 at 14:19:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 20:17:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L.; Edzard, Dietz Otto; Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St S Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431900.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite artifact entry (No. P431900). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431900 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431900 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {S} composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431900},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/1/
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TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St S Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431900.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite artifact entry (No. P431900). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431900 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431900 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {S} composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P431900
LB  - CDLI:P431900
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, St S composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P431900
ER  -
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