BiMes 03, 29 (P221799)

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)

-

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 88.0 mm × 30.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] AN#
4. URU da AN
5. tir en-na-kam
6. 1(asz@c) amar {d}iszkur
7. amar dingir
8. amar {d}iszkur-kam
9. IM# x URU dam#
10. IM# [x] URU# dam#
column 2
1. numun AN
2. [...] x
3. ra ba AN
4. GAG DU ra AN
5. mes-a e3-e3-dam
6. 1(asz@c) |BALAG@BALAG|
7. ASZ x
8. BU ba AN
9. balag LAK308 nam
10. 1(asz@c) i3-DU
11. x MI NI
12. GAG x [x?]
column 3
1. erin#-a
2. i3-DU#
3. hu-si-DU#
4. 1(asz@c) gir2 AN
5. BI AN
6. sze3 ma AN
7. gir2-su2 AN
8. tum3 KA# x AN
9. 1(asz@c) NE x AN
10. NE AN
11. NE AN
12. bil3#? AN
13. DU# RI AN
column 4
1. NE# [...]
2. x [...]
3. da x [x?]
4. lul ma AN
5. UD NE AN
6. za HA? AN
7. LAK308 ra AN
8. bu-bu-ul a#
9. a NE
10. {d}LAK308-bi
11. a mul
12. a NE
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. AN [...]
2'. NE# [...]
3'. da-ak#
4'. 1(asz@c) TUM
5'. du-u2
6'. da-ma#-an#
7'. e-gi-ir
8'. x x
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) [...]
2'. um [...]
3'. BU [...]
4'. BU# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1. URU URU# [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. x [x] AN
2. 1(asz@c)# ansze#?
  n lines broken
3'. i@t# [...]
4'. e x x
5'. URU x
  rest broken
column 4
1. da# ma# AN
2. 1(asz@c)# x am3
3. x ti AN
4. [...]
5. KU nu2 AN
6. [x] DU# AN#
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. x AN
2'. x szu AN
3'. x x AN#
4'. x x [x?] AN#
  rest broken
1. DU-DU
2. DU-DU#
3. zi#
4. ha?-luh
  blank space
  rest broken

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): 100.0 high × 88.0 wide × 30.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s):
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BiMes 3, 29

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

  • history: Civil, BiOr 40, no. 5/6, p. 559 [1983],

    [sec27083] N.d.

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

  • Provenience: Lagash (mod. El-Hiba)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No: 2 H-T 007
  • Findspot Square:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-08-14 at 03:06:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Giles, Ralph CDLI approved View
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, 29 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221799.
BiMes 03, 29 artifact entry (No. P221799). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221799 (Original work published 2003)
BiMes 03, 29 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221799 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {BiMes 03, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221799},
}


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