RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 (P222425)

Official or display brick excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 085980

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
column 1
1. e2-an-na-tum2
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
4. a2 szum2-ma
5. {d}en-lil2-ke4
6. ga zi gu7-[a]
7. {d}nin-hur-sag-ke4
8. mu pa3-da
9. {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
10. sza3# pa3-da
11. [...]
column 2
1. dumu a-kur-gal
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
4. kur [elam]{ki}
5. |GIN2.SZE3| be2-se3
6. uru18{ki}
7. |GIN2.SZE3| [be2-se3]
8. umma{ki}
9. |GIN2.SZE3| be2-se3
10. uri5{ki}
11. [...]
column 3
1. u4-ba
2. {d}nin-gir2-su-ra#
3. kisal dagal#-la-na
4. pu2 sig4 alurx(BAHAR2)-[ra]
5. mu-na-ni-du3
6. dingir-ra-ni
7. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA|
8. u4-ba
9. {d}nin-gir2-su-ke4
10. e2-an#-na-[tum2]
11. [...]

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
RIME 1.09.03.09 composite (P431084) Q001063 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P222425

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Purchased from I Élias Géjou in 1899.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 085980
Accession Number 1899-04-15, 0787

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.85980
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P222425
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0415-787

References

  • primary: RIME 1, 09.03.09, ex. 04

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: CT 9, pl. 02, BM 085980

    [King1900CT9] King, Leonard W. 1900. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 9.

  • history: CIRPL, Ean 25

    [Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

  • history: FAOS 5/1, Ean 22, D

    [Steible1982FAOS5/1] Steible, Horst. 1982. Die Altsumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 5/1.

  • citation: Fs Owen p.143-158, p. 152-156

    [Such-Gutiérrez2010Königsinschriften] Such-Gutiérrez, Marcos. 2010. “Die Königsinschriften Des III. Jahrtausends Im British Museum. Ein Erster Bericht Und Fünf Neue Texte.” In Why Should Someone Who Know Something Conceal It? Cuneiform Studies in Honor of David I. Owen on His 70th Birthday, edited by Alexandra Kleinerman and Jack M. Sasson, 143–58. Bethesda: CDL Press.

  • citation: CBI, 001

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-26 at 18:30:35 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
2024-07-25 at 09:41:21 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
2014-03-02 at 11:36:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-17 at 11:40:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-16 at 10:52:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:05:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-02-12 at 22:49:45 Johnson, J. Cale Transliteration Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:10 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.03.09, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222425.
RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P222425). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222425 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222425 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222425},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 1.09.03.09, Ex. 04 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P222425.
RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry (No. P222425). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222425 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222425 (Accessed: October 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-05]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222425},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222425},
}


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PY  - 2026
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TI  - RIME 1.09.03.09, ex. 04 artifact entry
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