RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 (P227153)

Official or display brick excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 35-01-397

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 Royal Inscription; Urnammu 5; building of the garden & a dais for An; dups.CBS16462,16531a,16531b,16532; cf. Walker, CBI no.15; 300x270x70mm; dog's paw print)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

object brick
surface a
column 1
1. {d}nanna
2. lugal-a-ni
3. ur-{d}namma
4. lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
column 2
1. e2-a-ni
2. mu-na-du3
3. bad3 uri5{ki}-ma
4. mu-na-du3
  (with four dog paw prints next to inscription)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Brick Artifact type comments:

    with dog paw prints

  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

    with dog paw prints

  • Genre(s): Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Urnammu 5; building of the garden & a dais for An; dups.CBS16462,16531a,16531b,16532; cf. Walker, CBI no.15; 300x270x70mm; dog's paw print)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), 231 no. 9E

    [Behrens1985JCS37] Behrens, Hermann. 1985. “Die Backsteine Mit Keilinschriften Im University Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 37 (2): 229–48. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359869.

  • history: HUCA 33, p.1-43, p. 25

    [Hallo1962royal-inscriptions] Hallo, William W. 1962. “The Royal Inscriptions of Ur: A Typology.” Hebrew Union College Annual 33: 1–43.

  • history: StOr 58, 3

    [Karki1986StOr58] Kärki, Ilmari. 1986. Die Konigsinschriften Der Dritten Dynastie von Ur. Studia Orientalia (Societas Orientalis Fennica). Vol. 58.

  • history: FAOS 9/2, p. 98

    [Steible1991FAOS9/2] Steible, Horst. 1991. Die Neusumerischen Bau- Und Weihinschriften. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien 9/2.

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  • Museum No.: UM 35-01-397
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-07 at 17:55:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-04 at 11:01:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:38:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:37:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-08 at 15:39:42 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-01-25 at 16:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-12-18 at 08:07:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-12-14 at 21:41:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-09-21 at 10:09:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:43:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:55 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RIME 3/2.01.01.05 composite (P432115) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.04, Ex. Add27 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227153.
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry (No. P227153). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227153 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227153 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227153},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227153
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.01.04, Ex. Add27 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227153.
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry (No. P227153). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227153 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227153 (Accessed: January 2, 2026).
@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227153},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227153},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P227153
LB  - CDLI:P227153
M1  - 2026/1/2/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.01.04, ex. add27 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P227153
ER  - 
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