RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 (P226748)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 114236

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

292.0 mm × 292.0 mm × 64.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. ur-{d}namma
2. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
3. lu2 e2 {d}nanna
4. 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 3/2.01.01.02 composite (P432112) Q000935 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226748

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 292.0 mm × 292.0 mm × 64.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 114236
Accession Number 1919-10-11, 4667

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226748
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-1011-4667

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.01.02, ex. 11

    [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, 012

    [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
2012-09-24 at 17:11:01 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 14:42:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:45 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 3/2.01.01.02, Ex. 11 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226748.
RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry (No. P226748). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226748 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226748 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226748},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.01.02, Ex. 11 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226748.
RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry (No. P226748). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226748 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226748 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226748},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226748},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.02, ex. 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226748
ER  -
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