RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 (P226686)

Official or display brick excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 090374

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

152.0 mm × 152.0 mm

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
tablet
obverse
1. ur-{d}namma
2. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
3. lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri
4. lu2 e2 {d}en-lil2-la2
5. in-du3-a

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 3/2.01.01.24 composite (P432134) Q000949 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226686

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 152.0 mm × 152.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 090374
Accession Number 1851-10-09, 0069

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226686
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1851-1009-69

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.01.24, ex. 02

    [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.

  • citation: CBI, 013

    [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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 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
2024-06-11 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
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:42:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:43 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 3/2.01.01.24, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226686.
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P226686). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226686 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226686 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226686},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.01.24, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226686.
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P226686). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226686 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226686 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226686},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226686},
}


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PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P226686
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226686
ER  -
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