RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c (P226516)

Official or display brick excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30792 & MMA 59.04.01 & unn.

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
tablet
obverse
1. {d}inanna
2. nin-a-ni
3. szul-gi
4. nita kal-ga
5. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
6. lugal ki-en!-gi ki-uri-ke4
7. e2-dur-an-ki-ka!-ni
8. mu-na-du3
object canephore
surface a
1. {d}inanna
2. nin-a-ni
3. szul-gi
4. nita kal-ga
5. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
6. lugal ki-en!-gi ki-uri-ke4
7. e2-dur-an-ki-ka!-ni
8. mu-na-du3
object brick
surface a
1. {d}inanna
2. nin-a-ni
3. szul-gi
4. nita kal-ga
5. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
6. lugal ki-en!-gi ki-uri-ke4
7. e2-dur-an-ki-ka!-ni
8. mu-na-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness)
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 3/2.01.02.020 composite (P432185) Q000971 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226516

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 5N-T0202 & 5N-T0685
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number OIM A30792 & MMA 59.04.01 & unn.
Accession Number not in metonline ?

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 3fdde3a0-61a0-4074-a340-55df04ac77fa
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226516

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.02.020, ex. 01a-c

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2012-09-22 at 12:17:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.02.020, Ex. 01a-c Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226516.
RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry (No. P226516). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226516 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226516 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226516},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.02.020, Ex. 01a-c Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226516.
RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry (No. P226516). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226516 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226516 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226516},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P226516
LB  - CDLI:P226516
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.02.020, ex. 01a-c artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226516
ER  -
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