RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 (P428573)

Official or display brick excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 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 137441

Period

Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 216.0 mm × 140.0 mm

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Middle Assyrian (ca. 1400-1000 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIMA 1.0.077.024 composite (P463396) Q005812 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P428573

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 64.0 mm × 216.0 mm × 140.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Excavated by George Smith.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 137441
Accession Number Sm 2333

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Sm.2333
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P428573

References

  • primary: RIMA 1, 077.024, ex. 05

    [Grayson1987RIMA1] Grayson, A. Kirk. 1987. Assyrian Rulers of the Third and Second Millennia BC (to 1115 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Assyrian Periods, vol. 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • citation: CBI, 130

    [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
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
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-12-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 1.0.077.024, Ex. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428573.
RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry (No. P428573). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428573 (Original work published 2011)
RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428573 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428573},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIMA 1.0.077.024, Ex. 05 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P428573.
RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry (No. P428573). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P428573 (Original work published 2011)
RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P428573 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P428573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P428573},
}


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PY  - 2026
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M1  - 2026/10/4/
TI  - RIMA 1.0.077.024, ex. 05 artifact entry
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ER  -
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