RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 (P226929)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1980-0126

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

-

Witness

Text

  reconstruction
object brick
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P226929

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
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 1980-0126
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P226929

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.03.01, ex. 50

    [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, 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
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
2024-05-18 at 19:06:22 Firth, Richard Transliteration 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
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 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. 50 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226929.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry (No. P226929). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226929 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226929 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226929},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.01, Ex. 50 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226929.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry (No. P226929). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226929 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226929 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226929},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P226929
LB  - CDLI:P226929
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 50 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P226929
ER  -
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