Inscriptions

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Numerous bronze arrow heads that are said to have come from Luristan bear a short Akkadian proprietary inscription of Eulmaš-šākin-šumi; none of the known objects bearing this two-line inscription were discovered during a controlled, scientific excavation. Line one of the text is written on one face (labelled "obverse"), while line two is written on the other face (labelled "reverse").

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon4/Q006282/] of Eulmaš-šākin-šumi 01.

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Bibliography

• Contenau 1932, p. 29 (ex. 1, edition)
• Langdon 1938, pp. 279 and 284 no. 12 (ex. 1, edition)
• Dossin 1962, p. 160 no. 17 (exs. 2–14, edition)
• Calmeyer 1969, pp. 74 and 165 nos. 50–63 (exs. 1–14, transliteration)
• Moorey 1974, pp. 52 and 196 no. 21 (ex. 15, edition by Sollberger)
• Sotheby's 1975, no. 44 (ex. 15, edition by Sollberger)
• Sass 1989, p. 350 no. 3 (exs. 1–15, edition)
• Sotheby's 1991, no. 158 (translation)
• Frame 1995, pp. 79-80 B.4.1.1 (edition)
• Radner/Kroll 2006, p. 214 (transliteration)

• Contenau 1932, p. 29 (ex. 1, copy)
• Dossin 1962, pl. XXVI no. 17 (ex. 2, photo)
• Moorey 1974, pp. 52 and 196 no. 21 (ex. 15, photo of obverse, copy by Sollberger)
• Sotheby's 1975, no. 44 (ex. 15, photo; copy by Sollberger)
• Sotheby's 1991, no. 158 (photo)

• Brinkman 1968, pp. 161 and 342 no. 15.2.1 (exs. 1–14, study)
• Herzfeld 1968, p. 30 no. 10 (ex. 1, study)
• Calmeyer 1969, pp. 74 and 165 nos. 50–63 (exs. 1–14, study)
• Moorey 1971, p. 33 nos. 3–4 (exs. 1–14, study)
• Moorey 1974, pp. 52 and 196 no. 21 (ex. 15, study)
• Sotheby's 1975, no. 44 (ex. 15, study)
• Sotheby's 1991, no. 158 (study)

A two-line proprietary inscription of this Bazi Dynasty ruler is incised on a bronze dagger; unusually, the text runs down the rib of the blade, rather than across or around it. The object is reported to have come from Luristan and is now in a private collection in Venice (Dr. G. Ligabue); there may be a second dagger bearing the same inscription in the Foroughi Collection in Teheran. This text may be an exact duplicate of the previous inscription.

Access the composite text [/ribo/babylon4/Q006283/] of Eulmaš-šākin-šumi 02.

Source

Bibliography

• Lambert 1968-69, pp. 9–10 no. 2 (edition)
• Fales 1989, p. 245 no. 76 (edition)
• Frame 1995, p. 80 B.4.1.2 (edition)

• Lambert 1968-69, figs. 2–3 (photo)
• Fales 1989, p. 245 no. 76 (photo)

• Calmeyer 1969, p. 64 (study)
• Moorey 1971, p. 32 no. 12 (study)

Jamie Novotny

Jamie Novotny, 'Inscriptions', RIBo, Babylon 4: The Inscriptions of the Bazi Dynasty, The RIBo Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2025 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ribo/babylon4/Rulers/Eulmash-shakin-shumi/Inscriptions/]