RIME 1.08.01.02 composite (P462182)

Official or display artifact excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period

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ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

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Adab (mod. Bismaya)

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Official or display (composite)

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Sumerian

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Composite

object composite text
surface a
1. me-silim
 en: Me-silim,
2. lugal kisz
 en: king of Kish,
3. e2-sar
 en: to the Esar temple
4. bur mu-gi4
 en: sent over (this) bowl (for the burgi ritual).
5. nin#-KISAL-si#
 en: Nin-KISALsi,
6. ensix(|GAR.PA.TE.SI|) adab
 en: (was) the governor of Adab.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

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    composite text

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  • primary: RIME 1, .08.01.02 composite

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Banks, Bismaya, p. 201

    [Banks1912Bismaya] Banks, Edgar James. 1912. Bismya or The Lost City of Adab: A Story of Adventure, of Exploration, and of Excavation among the Ruins of the Oldest of the Buried Cities of Babylonia. G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York. http://digital.library.stonybrook.edu/cdm/ref/collection/amar/id/156480.

  • history: ZA 52 (pp. 91-140), (NF 18), p. 135, fn. 100 (edition) [1957]

    [Jacobsen1957ZA52] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1957. “Early Political Development in Mesopotamia.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 52 (NF 18): 91–140.

  • history: AJSL 30 (pp. 219-223), 221

    [Luckenbill1914AJSL30] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1914. “Two Inscriptions of Mesilim, King of Kish.” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures 30 (3): 219–23.

  • history: OIP 14, 5

    [Luckenbill1930OIP14] Luckenbill, Daniel D. 1930. Inscriptions from Adab. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 14. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

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  • history: LAPO 3 = IRSA, p. 40: IA3b

    [Sollberger1971IRSA] Sollberger, Edmond, and Jean-Robert Kupper. 1971. Inscriptions Royales Sumériennes et Akkadiennes. Liiératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 3. Paris: Les Éditions du CERF.

  • history: FAOS 5/2, Mesalim 2, A

    [Steibl1982FAOS5/2] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/2.

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  • Provenience: Adab (mod. Bismaya)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-28 at 14:48:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-27 at 16:35:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-26 at 14:59:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-03 at 18:48:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-10 at 10:22:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 18:35:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-01 at 20:47:06 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-01-08 at 08:19:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-01-07 at 10:00:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.08.01.02 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462182.
RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry (No. P462182). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462182 (Original work published 2014)
RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462182 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462182},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.08.01.02 Composite Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P462182.
RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry (No. P462182). (2024, September 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P462182 (Original work published 2014)
RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P462182 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 28},
	title = {RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P462182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P462182},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/28/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2025/11/24/
TI  - RIME 1.08.01.02 composite artifact entry
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