RIME 1.09.03.11, ex. 01 (P222462)

Official or display mortar excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090832

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Mortar

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

object mortar
surface a
column 1
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [|GIN2.SZE3| be2]-se3#
2'. unu#{ki}
3'. |GIN2.SZE3|# be2#-se3
4'. uri5#{ki}-ma
5'. [|GIN2.SZE3| be2-se3]
  rest broken
column 4
1. e2-an-na#-tum2
2. lu2 [e2] {d}ga2-[tum3]-du10 du3-[a]
3. dingir-ra-ni
4. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|
5. e2-an-na-tum2
6. {d}nansze
7. [mu]-tu#
  rest broken
column 5
1. ha#-[...]-e-da#-[...]
2. {d}nansze#
3. gi-gu3#-na mah#
4. sa2 sze3-[na]-du11-[du11]
5. [{d}]nin#-gir2-su2-[ra]
6. e2-GESZ?-[x]-ga-[x]
7. sa2 sze3-na#-du11-du11
8. {d}en#-lil2-la
9. nibru#{ki}
10. [sa2 sze3]-na#-[du11-du11]
  rest broken
surface b
  broken
surface c
  broken
surface d
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]nansze
2'. [e2]-mah-ha
3'. mu#-na-ni#-kux(DU)
4'. gu3#-de2-a
5'. KA#-ku5-ra2-ke4
6'. [{d}]nansze
7'. [nin] kur# sikil-le#
8'. [he2]-bi#-si
9'. [...] DU#-ra
10'. [{d}]nansze
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. nin kur sikil
2'. {d}nansze
3'. nin uru16-ra
4'. e2-an-na-tum2-me
5'. mu-na-dim2-ma
6'. lu2 na-ab-dab5-e
7'. nam ur za3-be2 pad-da
8'. mu-sar-ra-bi
9'. sux(TAG)-sux(TAG)-ba
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] KA# [...]
2'. na-dib-be2
3'. lugal kisz{ki}-bi
4'. na-dib-be2
5'. {d}nansze
6'. nin kur sikil
7'. naga4 mah# {d}nansze
8'. ki-gub-ba-be2 tak4-e-ba
9'. ensi2
10'. lagasz{ki}
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. nam# [ur] za3-be2 pad-da#
2'. gesztu2-ne2
3'. al-zu-zu-a
4'. mu-sar-ra-bi
5'. ab-ta-ul4-a
6'. gesztu2-ne2
7'. al-zu-zu-a
8'. izi ba-szum2-mu
9'. gesztu2-ne2
column 5
1. [al-zu-zu-a]
  n lines broken
2'. mu# [...]
3'. gesztu#-[ne2]
4'. al-zu-zu-a
5'. igi {d}nansze-sze3
6'. dingir-ra-ni
7'. na-dib-be2
8'. a-ne na-dib-be2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Mortar Artifact type comments:

    mortar

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
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  • Artifact comments:

    mortar


  • primary: RIME 1, 09.03.11, ex. 01

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

  • history: CIRPL, Ean 62

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ean 62

    [Steible1982FAOS5/1] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/1.

  • 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: Verderame, QuVO XVI, 225-226

    [Verderame2020Zurghul] Verderame, Lorenzo. n.d. “Inscribed Objects from Zurghul, Ancient Nina/Niĝin.” In The Italian Archaeological Excavations at Tell Zurghul, Ancient Nigin, Iraq. Final Reportof the Seasons 2015-2017, edited by Davide Nadali and Andrea Polcaro.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 090832
  • Accession No.: 1890-10-04, 0003

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-01-31 at 08:29:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-01-31 at 07:25:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-03-02 at 11:36:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-05-15 at 14:58:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:46 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
RIME 1.09.03.11 composite (P431086) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Previous BM number: BM 12145

Cite this Artifact
“RIME 1.09.03.11, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 31, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222462.
RIME 1.09.03.11, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P222462). (2024, January 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222462 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.03.11, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222462 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	month = {jan 31},
	title = {RIME 1.09.03.11, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P222462},
}

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