BM 137350 (P428509)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 137350

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

305.0 mm × 140.0 mm × 70.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P428509

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 305.0 mm × 140.0 mm × 70.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number U 03318
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 137350
Accession Number 1935-01-13, 0010

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1935-0113-10

References

  • citation: CBI, 068

    [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
2024-08-02 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
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 137350 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428509.
BM 137350 artifact entry (No. P428509). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428509 (Original work published 2011)
BM 137350 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428509 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 137350 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428509},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P428509
LB  - CDLI:P428509
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 137350 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P428509
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BM 137350 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428509.
BM 137350 artifact entry (No. P428509). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428509 (Original work published 2011)
BM 137350 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428509 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2026BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {BM 137350 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428509},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428509},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P428509
LB  - CDLI:P428509
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - BM 137350 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P428509
ER  -
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