BiMes 03, 28 (P221798)

Literary tablet excavated in Lagash (mod. El-Hiba), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM—

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) e2-u6
2. 1(asz@c) kingal
3. 1(asz@c) du-du pirig-tur-gin7
4. 1(asz@c) gen-gen-na-ke4
5. 1(asz@c) DU DU BU KID
6. 1(asz@c) um-<ma> nin-ne2-me
7. 1(asz@c) sza3-TAR an-ur2-<sze3-ke4>
8. <1(asz@c)> sza3-TAR inim#-zi-<ke4>
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-gir2:su#-ke4
2. 1(asz@c) du11-ga-ni
3. 1(asz@c) i7 nun-ne2
4. 1(asz@c) lagasz
5. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-tu zabala5{ki}-ka
6. 1(asz@c) {d}nin-tu# iri-ga-e-na#
7. 1(asz@c) szitim-me an-ne2
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) szitim-me eridu{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) szitim-me e2-gar8!
3. 1(asz@c) {d}utu kur-ra
4. 1(asz@c) sanga {d}utu-ke4
5. 1(asz@c) LU ME za DUG UM GIM-<ma>
6. 1(asz@c) gal szitim an-na
7. 1(asz@c) gurusz-zi
8. 1(asz@c) en kur-ta
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) en-ne2 he2-gal2
2. 1(asz@c) nir-gal2
3. 1(asz@c) en dar3
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3!-an-zu#
5. 1(asz@c) da-da-mu
6. <1(asz@c)> LU-ME-za bil3 mun#
7. 1(asz@c) LU#-ME-za e2-nun-ne2
8. 1(asz@c) a#-si-si#
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) LU-ME-za!(NIG2)-ke4 i7#-da#-na
  1 line blank
2. 1(asz@c) da-da ur2
3. 1(asz@c) en#-ne2 x nibru{ki}-ta
4. 1(asz@c) en-ne2 temen#-na
5. [1(asz@c) en]-ne2# e2#-nun
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) UD#-UD#-na
2. 1(asz@c) sze3# x
3. 1(asz@c) <{d}>gan#-gir2-ke4#
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 zi-<de3>
5. 1(asz@c) en kisz#-ke4
6. 1(asz@c) LU ME# [za] BUR# NU11# ku3# [DI] UM#?
7. [...] na#-ke4#
8. 1(asz@c) en-ne2# niginx(NINA){ki}-sze3#

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: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 72.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: BiMes 3, 28

    [Biggs1976BiMes3] Biggs, Robert D. 1976. Inscriptions from Al-Hiba—Lagash. The First and Second Seasons. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 3. Malibu: Undena Publications.

  • history: Marchesi, SEL 16, p. 12ff [1999],

    [sec27082] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM—
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
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  • Excavation No: 2 H-T 005
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:04:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:58 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

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Cite this Artifact
“BiMes 03, 28 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221798.
BiMes 03, 28 artifact entry (No. P221798). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221798
BiMes 03, 28 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221798 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {BiMes 03, 28 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221798},
}

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