RIME 4.02.13.15, ex. 01 (P270011)

Official or display tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 16205

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Sedimentary rock > Travertine

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Enunazag of Ningal*; inscribed on 4 sides and top, 3 main frags. and box of chips; *Acc.to RIME 4 p.224, this commemorated the installation of the en-priestess of Nanna, En-ane-du;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
surface fragment 1
1. [u4 {d}]nanna#
2. [...] mah#
3. [mu-ni a-re-esz] kal
  n lines broken
surface fragment 2
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x] x x x [x]
2'. [x] x x [...] galam-ma-mu [x]
3'. [ma]-an#-szum2-mu-[usz]
4'. [...]
5'. [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]-si#-sze3
8'. [...] KI
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [...]
12'. [...]
  n lines broken
surface fragment 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
3'. [...]-na
4'. [sza4]-ge# pa3-da
5'. {[d]}nanna-ke4
6'. [...] agrun ku3
7'. [...]-ba-ni
8'. [{d}nin]-gal#-da sze-ga
9'. [me] gesz#-hur
10'. [e2-kisz]-nu#-gal2-sze3
11'. [szu du7-du7]-me-en
12'. [...] x si-ga
13'. [...]-sze3
14'. [...] x
  rest broken
surface fragment 4
  beginning broken
1'. [iti] 1(disz)-a-kam hu#-[mu-gar]
2'. en-an-e-du7
3'. zi# nam-ti-la en-na#
4'. u4 su3#-ra2-sze3 x [...]
5'. ugu-ni-[ba]
6'. diri u4-[bi-ta-sze3]
7'. {d}[...]
8'. inim sa6-sa6#-[ge-da-ga2]
9'. e2-kisz-[nu-gal2-sze3]
surface fragment 5
1. IM [...]
2. e2-bi [...]
3. hu-mu-[...]
4. [...]
5. e2# ki-[ag2]
6. [...]
7. e2# esz3 [...]
8. [...] bi [...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 6
  beginning broken
1'. [en]-an-na-[tum2-ma]
2'. [dumu] {[d]}isz-me-{d#}[da-gan]
3'. [...] x [...]
surface fragment 7
  beginning broken
1'. en-[...]
2'. en gal x [...]
3'. ki-bi-sze3 x [...]
4'. e2 he2-x-[...]
  2 lines broken
surface fragment 8
1. {d}su-mu-el3
2. ad-da en-sza3-ki-ag2-{d}nanna
3. e2#-babbar-ra bi2#-[...]
4. [e2]-babbar-ra-sze3
  rest broken
surface fragment 9
  beginning broken
1'. rig7-[ge-a]
2'. nun nig2-gi-[na]
3'. sza3 sze-ga {d}[...]
4'. dumu ku-du-ur#-[ma-bu-uk]
5'. ad-da e-[mu-ut-ba-la]
6'. szesz {d}ARAD2-[{d}suen]
7'. lugal larsa#[{ki}-ma]
8'. da-[...]
9'. e2-[...]
10'. kin [...]
11'. nig2-nam# [...]
12'. u4 [...]
13'. KA# [...]
14'. men# [...]
15'. x [...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 10
  beginning broken
1'. [szu]-luh x x
2'. [si] sa2#-sa2-e-de3
3'. [a2 ga2-a]-ar# mu-un-ag2-en
4'. [...] TUR-TUR
5'. kiri3#-szu-gal2-la-mu
6'. [mu-szi]-in#-sze-ga-a
7'. [...]-bi [...]
8'. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
surface fragment 11
  beginning broken
1'. [ku]-du#-ur-ma-[bu-uk]
2'. ad#-da-mu#
3'. [(x)] ARAD2-{d}suen
4'. [szesz] tam#-ma-mu
5'. [x x] ma-ar-ta-asz
6'. [ki]-tusz-mu
7'. x-ba-bi he2-bi2-gar
8'. mu#-mu gi16-sa-asz
9'. ka#-ka he2-em-mi-gal2
10'. [nig2 ak]-ak-da-mu-usz
11'. {[d]}nanna# lugal-mu
12'. [{d}nin-gal] nin#-mu
13'. [ha-ma-szi-hul2]-esz-am3
14'. [...]-na
  rest broken
surface fragment 12
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. an-[ta]-sur#-ra{ki}
4'. mu he2#-em-mi-sa4#
5'. a-sza3# a-gar sumun-na
6'. u4 [ul]-la#-ta szub-ba
7'. masz2# zi# ba-ra-gal2-la
8'. [en]-an#-e-du7
9'. [...] x [...] x
10'. nam# ku3-babbar# [...]
11'. [...] gal# [...]
12'. [...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 13
  beginning broken
1'. he2-em#-[mi-...]
2'. gan2 AN# [...] x x [...]
3'. [...] x-ma KI
4'. [...] a-ru-a
5'. {d}nin-gal-ke4
6'. a-sza3 a-gar3 dagal#-[la]
7'. a nu-mu-un-de2#-[a]
8'. masz2# zi# x x x [...]
9'. he2#-[...]
10'. [...]
column 4
surface fragment 14
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]-sze3
3'. x [...]-mu
4'. su {d}[nanna] lugal-ga2
5'. u3 {d}nin-gal# nin#-ga2
6'. i3-li-gin7 ha#-[ba]-du10
7'. mu su3-ra2
8'. nam-ti sza3 du10#-ga
9'. nig2-ba-asz ha-ma-ba-e-ne
10'. uri5{ki}-ma
11'. iri nam-en-na-mu
12'. nig2 sa6-ga-mu ha-ba-[...]
13'. u4 {d}nin-gal nin-mu#
14'. mu sa6-ga-[mu]
15'. gu3# zi bi2-in-[de2-a]
16'. [...] DA x [...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 15
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-usz
2'. [...]-ga
3'. [...]-e#-ne
4'. [...] ku3
5'. [...] x E BU
6'. [...] gal-ka
7'. [...] kal#-ga
8'. [...] NE tum2-mu
9'. [...] nin-ga2
10'. [...]-de3-esz
11'. [...]-ta
12'. [...]-a
13'. [...]-gar
14'. [...] si#
15'. [...] x
16'. [...]-du3
17'. [...] KI
18'. [...]-sa4
19'. [...]-na
20'. [...] x
  rest broken
surface fragment 16
  beginning broken
1'. {na4#}nir2 ku3#
2'. [asz]-me ku3-sig17 husz
3'. ki-la2-bi 1/2(disz) ma-na
4'. zi-pa-ag2-ga2-na
5'. u4-gin7 kar2-kar2-ka
6'. me-te nam-dingir-bi-sze3 tum2-ma
7'. u3-mu-dim2
8'. nam-ti-mu-sze3
9'. [hu]-mu-ba
10'. [x x] e2-NIM-ma
11'. [...] x-i-lim husz2#
12'. [...] x [...]
13'. gal-bi he2-[...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 17
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-ge-a
2'. [sag-e-esz] rig7#-ge-a
3'. [... gur] sze-ta
4'. sa2#-du11-sze3 gi-na
5'. iti 1(disz)-a-kam
6'. hu-mu-gar
7'. {gesz}gu-[za] du10#-ba ku3-sig17
8'. [...] 3(disz)-ta gar-ra
9'. [gesz]-nu2 {d}nin-[gal]
surface fragment 18
  beginning broken
1'. ki-tusz nam-[en-na-ga2]
2'. gal-bi he2-[...]
3'. alan me-[dim2-bi ...] x
4'. musz3-me-bi ku3#-[babbar] ku3#-sig17
5'. kin nam-[...]-gar-ra
6'. u3-[mu]-dim2
7'. sza3-ba DUG# [...]-NE#
8'. 1(disz) dida#
9'. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-[dub-dub]
10'. 2(disz) x [...]
11'. 2(disz) sila3 ninda-i3#-[de2-a]
12'. 1(disz) uzu [...]
13'. 1(disz) [...]
14'. [...]
15'. {d#}[...]
16'. nam#-[...]
17'. 5(disz) sila3 [...]
18'. sa2-du11#-[sze3 gi-na]
19'. he2-[em-mi-gar]
20'. 1(disz)# sila3# [...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 19
  beginning broken
1'. [...] bar [...]
2'. iti# 1(disz)-kam he2-em-mi#-[gar]
3'. e2-ga2-gu2-x [...]
  rest broken
column 5
surface fragment 20
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [sza3] ib2#-ba#-[x x]
3'. [x di4]-di4-la2-bi
4'. [igi suh] a-ba-ni-in-ak
5'. sza3#-ga-ni
6'. [nig2]-erim2
7'. [...]-ta-an-tum2
8'. [...] {[d]}nin-gal nin-mu
9'. [...] x ku3
10'. [...]-ib2#-zi-ge#
11'. [...]-gal2
  rest broken
surface fragment 21
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. {d#}[...]
3'. nin gal# [...]
4'. [...]
5'. dumu [...]
6'. KA [...]
7'. x [...]
  rest broken
surface fragment 22
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}nanna lugal]-mu
2'. [{d}nin-gal nin]-mu
3'. [kilib3 dingir gal-gal-e]-ne-ne
4'. [asz2] gig#-[ga]
5'. [he2]-ni#-in-bal-e-[ne]
6'. [e-ne] u3 numun-a-ni
7'. [sza3 kalam-ma]-ka
surface fragment 23
  beginning broken
1'. [nam-mu-ni]-ib2#-ga2-ga2-ne
2'. [...]-ta#
surface fragment 24
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-kesz2
2'. [...] x kal asz-sza
3'. [...]-ba sag-il2
4'. sza3 du10-du10 a-a-ugu-na
5'. [...] x hul#-dim2#-ma#-ni#
  rest broken
surface fragment 25
1'. [...] {d}nanna
2'. en igi-du-mu [...]
surface fragment 26
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-a
2'. [...]-RI#-a
3'. [...]-esz
4'. [...]-mu
5'. [...]-a
surface fragment 27
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-gar#
2'. [...]-sze3
3'. [...] x
surface fragment 28
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ba
3'. [...]-a
4'. [...]-x-si-ga
5'. [...]-gal2
6'. [...]-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Sedimentary rock > Travertine
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  • Condition Description: stone or stela (ur. 6363)
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Restoration of Enunazag of Ningal*; inscribed on 4 sides and top, 3 main frags. and box of chips; *Acc.to RIME 4 p.224, this commemorated the installation of the en-priestess of Nanna, En-ane-du;)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: RIME 4, 02.13.15, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: UET 1, 0137

    [Gadd1928UET1] Gadd, Cyril J., and Léon Legrain. 1928. Royal Inscriptions. Ur Excavations. Texts 1. London: The Trustees of the two Museums.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 16205
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: U 06363
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RIME 4.02.13.15 composite (P448405) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 4.02.13.15, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270011.
RIME 4.02.13.15, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P270011). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270011 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.02.13.15, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270011 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {RIME 4.02.13.15, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P270011},
}

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