RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 17 (P227165)

Official or display brick excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 84-26-037

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Urmannu 3; building of the temple of Enlil; dups.:CBS8638,8647,8648,UM84-26-35,38; cf.Hallo, HUCA 33, p.24; Karki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

310.0 mm × 310.0 mm × 60.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. ur-{d}namma
2. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
3. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
4. lu2 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2
5. in-du3-a

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Urmannu 3; building of the temple of Enlil; dups.:CBS8638,8647,8648,UM84-26-35,38; cf.Hallo, HUCA 33, p.24; Karki)
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 3/2.01.01.24 composite (P432134) Q000949 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227165

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 310.0 mm × 310.0 mm × 60.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 84-26-037
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 291296
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.84-26-37
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227165

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.01.24, ex. 17

    [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.

  • primary: CBI, no.13

    [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.

  • history: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), p. 231 no. 8F

    [Behrens1985JCS37] Behrens, Hermann. 1985. “Die Backsteine Mit Keilinschriften Im University Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 37 (2): 229–48. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359869.

  • history: StOr 58, p. 2

    [Karki1986StOr58] Kärki, Ilmari. 1986. Die Konigsinschriften Der Dritten Dynastie von Ur. Studia Orientalia (Societas Orientalis Fennica). Vol. 58.

  • history: FAOS 9/2, p. 96 UM 84-26-037

    [Steible1991FAOS9/2] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/2.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-07 at 17:55:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-04 at 11:01:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:38:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:37:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:07:40 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2013-12-18 at 09:14:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.24, Ex. 17 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227165.
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 17 artifact entry (No. P227165). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227165 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227165 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227165},
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.24, Ex. 17 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227165.
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 17 artifact entry (No. P227165). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227165 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 17 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227165 (Accessed: October 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227165},
}


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