RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 (P226863)

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 137382

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

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
tablet
obverse
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. nibru{ki}-a
3. {d}en-lil2-le
4. mu pa3-da
5. sag-us2
6. e2 {d}en-lil2-ka
7. nita kal-ga
8. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
9. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba

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 3/2.01.03.01 composite (P432256) Q000981 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P226863

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 137382
Accession Number 1979-12-18, 0017

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226863
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1979-1218-17

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.03.01, ex. 36

    [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: 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, 023

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:48 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 3/2.01.03.01, Ex. 36 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226863.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry (No. P226863). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226863 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226863 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226863},
}


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TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“RIME 3/2.01.03.01, Ex. 36 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P226863.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry (No. P226863). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226863 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226863 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226863},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P226863
LB  - CDLI:P226863
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 36 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226863
ER  -
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