RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 (P216589)

Official or display brick stamp excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103040

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Brick stamp

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick stamp
surface a
1. {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen
2. ba-dim2
3. e2 {d}suen

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 2.01.04.17 composite (P461997) Q000852 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216589

Physical information

brick stamp

Artifact type Brick stamp
brick stamp
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Donated by Rudolph Hurner in 1909.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103040
Accession Number 1909-12-09, 0001

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216589
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1909-1209-1

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.04.17, ex. 01

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 5

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • history: PSBA 31, 286-8 pl. 41

    [King1909PSBA31] King, Leonard W. 1909. “A New Brick-Stamp of Narâm-Sin, King of Akkad. From Tello.” Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 31.

  • 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: CBI, 003

    [Walker1981Bricks] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1981. Cuneiform Brick Inscriptions in the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, the City of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-11 at 13:25:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:40:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-03 at 10:33:53 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-06-27 at 12:11:35 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.17, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216589.
RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216589). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216589 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216589 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216589},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 2.01.04.17, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216589.
RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P216589). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216589 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216589 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216589},
}


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TI  - RIME 2.01.04.17, ex. 01 artifact entry
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ER  -
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