RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 (P227158)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 84-26-005

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; Amarsuen 2; restoration of the temple of Enlil; dups.CBS15331,15339,16537a,b,UM84-26-2,3,4,2N-T734b; cf. Walker, CBI, no. 23; 310x310x70mm; Barton RISA 286, 2; Sollberger & Kupper, IRSA 146f. IIIA3b)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

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 Royal Inscription; Amarsuen 2; restoration of the temple of Enlil; dups.CBS15331,15339,16537a,b,UM84-26-2,3,4,2N-T734b; cf. Walker, CBI, no. 23; 310x310x70mm; Barton RISA 286, 2; Sollberger & Kupper, IRSA 146f. IIIA3b)
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/P227158

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 84-26-005
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 141120
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.84-26-5
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227158

References

  • primary: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), p. 232 no. 16I

    [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.

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.03.01, ex. 60

    [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: HUCA 33, p.1-43, p. 34-35

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

  • history: StOr 58, pp. 71

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

  • history: FAOS 9/2, p. 220 UM 84-26-005

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-07 at 17:55:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-04 at 11:01:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:38:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 07:37:03 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 06:51:12 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2014-12-05 at 09:39:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-18 at 08:45:57 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 14:43:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:35:55 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. 60 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227158.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry (No. P227158). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227158 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227158 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227158},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.01, Ex. 60 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227158.
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry (No. P227158). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227158 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227158 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227158},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - RIME 3/2.01.03.01, ex. 60 artifact entry
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ER  -
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