RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 (P226639)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090004

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

365.0 mm × 365.0 mm × 85.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nanna
2. lugal-a-ni
3. ur-{d}namma
4. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
column 2
1. e2-a-ni
2. mu-na-du3
3. bad3 uri5{ki}-ma
4. mu-na-du3

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.04 composite (P432114) Q000936 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226639

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 365.0 mm × 365.0 mm × 85.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U —
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090004
Accession Number 1979-12-20, 0005

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.90004
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226639
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1979-1220-5

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.01.04, ex. 01

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: CT 21, pl. 02 BM 090004

    [King1905CT21] King, Leonard W. 1905. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 21.

  • citation: CBI, 018

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-09-24 at 17:38:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.01.04, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226639.
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226639). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226639 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226639 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226639},
}


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TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.01.04, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226639.
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P226639). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226639 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226639 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226639},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P226639
LB  - CDLI:P226639
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. 01 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226639
ER  -
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