RIME 3/1.01.07, St U composite (P431902)

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'. [...]
 en: ...
2'. nin-a-ni
 en: for his mistress,
3'. gu3-de2-a
 en: Gudea,
4'. ensi2
 en: the ruler
5'. lagasz{ki}
 en: of Lagash,
6. [...] x
 en: ...
7'. [...]-mu
 en: ...
8'. x [...]
 en: ...
9'. gi-gun4 ki-ag2-ni
 en: her beloved high terrace
10'. szim erin-na
 en: with aromatic cedar
11'. mu-na-ni-du3
 en: he built for her.
  n lines broken
12'. x [...]
 en: ...
13'. sag? [...] KA x [...]
 en: ...
  n lines broken
14'. gu3-de2-a
 en: (This is the statue of) Gudea,
15'. ensi2
 en: the ruler
16'. lagasz{ki}
 en: of Lagash,
17'. lu2 e2 sirara6
 en: the man by whom the Sirara Temple,
18'. e2 {d}nansze
 en: the temple of Nanše,
19'. mu-du3-a
 en: was built.

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (composite)
Composite Number Q001559
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 U composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
RIME 3/1.01.07, St U witness (P232293) Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) uncertain (mod. Tell Hammam)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P431902

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) Q001559

References

  • primary: RIME 3/1, .01.07, St U 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. 246-47, 9/2, p. 88, Gudea Statue U [1991]

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

  • citation: HSAO 3, p. 267, St 125 [1991]

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

  • citation: Mesopotamia 6, p. 43, n. 34, pl. 52 [1978]

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

  • citation: Moorey, Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries, p. 28

    [Moorey1999MaterialsandIndustries] Moorey, Peter Roger Stuart. 1999. Ancient Mesopotamian Materials and Industries : The Archaeological Evidence. Winona Lake : Eisenbrauns.

  • citation: ZA 92 (pp. 258-295), pp. 273-74, no. 12

    [Reade2002ZA92] Reade, Julian E. 2002. “Early Monuments in Gulf Stone at the British Museum, with Observations on Some Gudea Statues and the Location of Agade.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 92 (2): 258–95.

  • citation: RA 62, p.137-145, p. 142-145

    [Sollberger1968Gudéa] Sollberger, Edmond. 1968. “Notes Sur Gudéa et Son Temps (En Guise de Compte Rendu Du Dernier Ouvrage d’Adam Falkenstein).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 62: 137–45.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • citation: CM 17, p. 332 [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-01 at 16:01:42 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
2024-09-02 at 16:51:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:19:10 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 14:20:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 20:17:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Dahl, Jacob L.; Edzard, Dietz Otto; Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St U Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431902.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St U composite artifact entry (No. P431902). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431902 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St U composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431902 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {U} composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431902},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/1.01.07, St U Composite Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P431902.
RIME 3/1.01.07, St U composite artifact entry (No. P431902). (2024, October 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P431902 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 3/1.01.07, St U composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P431902 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 1},
	title = {RIME 3/1.01.07, {St} {U} composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P431902},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P431902},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/1/
PY  - 2024
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TI  - RIME 3/1.01.07, St U composite artifact entry
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