RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 (P226857)

Official or display brick excavated in Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain), 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 137339

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 65.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
  beginning broken
1'. [lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba]-ke4#
2'. {d}en-ki
3'. lugal# ki-ag2-ga2-ni-ir
4'. [abzu] ki#-ag2-ga2-ni
5'. [mu]-na#-an-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 3/2.01.03.15 composite (P432270) Q000988 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226857

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 90.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 65.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Eridu (mod. Abu Shahrain)
Excavated by Dr Harry Reginald Holland Hall; Acquired by the British Museum in 1919.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 137339
Accession Number 1919-10-11, 5361

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226857
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1919-1011-5361

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.03.15, ex. 27

    [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, 026

    [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
2024-09-22 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:46 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-25 at 18:33:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.15, Ex. 27 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226857.
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry (No. P226857). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226857 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226857 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226857},
}


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TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.15, Ex. 27 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226857.
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry (No. P226857). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226857 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226857 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226857},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P226857
LB  - CDLI:P226857
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226857
ER  -
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