RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? (P464330)

Official or display tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 139526

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Stone

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (unclear if really part of LUN)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. la2#-ia3#-ni [x x]
2'. tukum-bi#
3'. egir4-bi
4'. la2-ia3-ne-ne# e2 [x]

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (unclear if really part of LUN)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.20 (Laws of Ur-Namma) composite (P432130) Q000947 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P464330

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Stone
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Uruk (mod. Warka) [uncertain]
The British Museum's online collection database provisionally identifies the provenance as Warka. Purchased from the London dealer B.A. Seaby Ltd in 1984.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 139526
Accession Number 1984-01-21, 0002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1984-0121-2

References

  • primary: CUSAS 17, p.221-286, p. 223

    [Civil2011Ur-Namma] Civil, Miguel. 2011. “The Law Collection of Ur-Namma.” In Cuneiform Royal Inscriptions and Related Texts in the Schøyen Collection, edited by Andrew R. George, 221–86. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 17. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2025-03-24 at 14:47:01 Robson, Eleanor Artifact metadata Robson, Eleanor Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-11 at 18:29:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-05-31 at 18:52:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-26 at 21:24:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-13 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.20, Ex. Add08 ? Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P464330.
RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry (No. P464330). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464330 (Original work published 2014)
RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464330 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464330},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P464330
LB  - CDLI:P464330
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464330
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.20, Ex. Add08 ? Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P464330.
RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry (No. P464330). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464330 (Original work published 2014)
RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464330 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2026RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464330},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P464330
LB  - CDLI:P464330
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.20, ex. add08 ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464330
ER  -
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