RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 (P447979)

Official or display barrel excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-1545

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Barrel

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Witness

Text

object barrel
surface a
column 1
  broken
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [u3-ma-a]-ni# sa2
2'. [du11-ga]-ar
3'. [{d}inanna dumu-munus]-am3#
4'. [... ki-ag2-ga2]-na
5'. [nin nam-dingir-ra]-na
6'. [nu-mu-un]-da#-sa2-e-a-asz
7'. [igi hul2-la-na] mu#-un-ne-szi-in#-bar-ma
8'. [inim sza3 du10]-ga-ke4
9'. [mu]-un#-da-ab-be3
10'. [sa-am-su-i]-lu#-na
11'. [sukkal] kal#-ga
12'. [nu-kusz2]-u3-mu
13'. [sza3 tum2-ma]-mu
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. za3# zi-da-za [u3-su8-en-de3-en]
2'. lu2 gu2# [mu-e-da-ab-du3-usz-a]
3'. sag gesz# [ba-ab-ra-ra-an]-de3#-[en]
4'. lu2 [erim2 gal2-la-zu-ne]
5'. szu-za mi#-ni#-ib2#-[si-ge#-en]-de3#-en#
6'. iri kisz{ki} ki-szu#-[pesz ...] x [...]
7'. bad3-bi u3-[du3 ...]
8'. nig2 szu igi-[du-na-da] diri-[bi2-ib2]
9'. sa-am-su#-[i-lu-na]
  rest broken

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian composite (P519213) Q002224sum View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P447979

Physical information

Artifact type Barrel
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number HMR 0170
Findspot
Uhaimir, surface
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-1545
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P447979

References

  • primary: RIME 4, 03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03

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

  • history: Fs Finkelstein (pp. 93-100), 097

    [Gurney1977FsFinkelstein] Gurney, Oliver R. 1977. “Inscribed Cylinders and Cylinder Fragments in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford.” In Essays on the Ancient Near East in Memory of Jacob Joel Finkelstein, edited by Maria DeJong Ellis, 19:93–100. Memoirs of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-03 at 16:53:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-11-18 at 19:16:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-12-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P447979.
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P447979). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447979 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447979 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P447979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447979},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, Ex. 03 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P447979.
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry (No. P447979). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P447979 (Original work published 2012)
RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P447979 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P447979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P447979},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P447979
LB  - CDLI:P447979
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RIME 4.03.07.07Sumerian, ex. 03 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P447979
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