RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 (P216569)

Official or display brick excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 84-26-023

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Royal inscription; building of the temple of Enlil; dupsCBS16204a,b,c,UM84-26-21,22,24,25,2N-T737; cf.CBS8755(stamp); 3 lines; 380x200x80mm)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
  (abraded)
1. {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen
2. ba-dim2
3. e2 {d}en-lil2

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal inscription; building of the temple of Enlil; dupsCBS16204a,b,c,UM84-26-21,22,24,25,2N-T737; cf.CBS8755(stamp); 3 lines; 380x200x80mm)
Language(s) Akkadian

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 2.01.04.15 composite (P461995) Q000850 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P216569

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 84-26-023
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 342556
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.84-26-23
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216569

References

  • primary: RIME 2, 01.04.15, ex. 18

    [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: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), 230, 02G

    [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: FAOS 7, p.100

    [Gelb1990FAOS7] Gelb, Ignace J., and Burkhart Kienast. 1990. Die Altakkadischen Königsinschriften Des Dritten Jahrtausends. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 7.

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
2024-08-24 at 15:57:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 18:45:26 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
2013-12-18 at 09:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.01.04.15, Ex. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216569.
RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry (No. P216569). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216569 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216569 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216569},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 2.01.04.15, Ex. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216569.
RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry (No. P216569). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216569 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216569 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216569},
}


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TI  - RIME 2.01.04.15, ex. 18 artifact entry
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