RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 (P226924)

Official or display brick excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1924-0625

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Brick

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

305.0 mm × 300.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226924

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 305.0 mm × 300.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number Ashm 1924-0625
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226924

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.03.01, ex. 49

    [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.

  • history: MVN 10, 21

    [Gregoire1981MVN10] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1981. Inscriptions et Archives Administratives Cunéiformes (1e Partie). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 10. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: AAICAB 1/1, pl. 009, 1924-625

    [Gregoire1996-PV962282] Grégoire, Jean-Pierre. 1996. Archives Administratives et Inscriptions Cunéiformes: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Collection, Oxford. Part 1/1. Contribution à l’histoire Sociale, Économique, Politique et Culturelle Du Proche-Orient Ancien. Paris: Libraire orientaliste Paul Geuthner.

  • 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
2025-06-06 at 13:33:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata, Other metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2024-06-29 at 14:59:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 14:33:55 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 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-12-05 at 08:28:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-09-25 at 17:11:58 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
2011-11-16 at 19:35:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:49 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 3/2.01.03.01, Ex. 49 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P226924.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry (No. P226924). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226924 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226924 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226924},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.01, Ex. 49 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P226924.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry (No. P226924). (2025, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226924 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226924 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226924},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/6/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P226924
LB  - CDLI:P226924
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 49 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226924
ER  -
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