RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 (P227159)

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 84-26-006

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 5; building of Abzu for Enki; dups.CBS15329,15334,16465,16538; cf.Hallo, HUCA 33, p.35; Karki)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

330.0 mm × 180.0 mm × 75.0 mm

Witness

Text

object brick
surface a
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. {d}en-lil2-le
3. nibru{ki}-a
4. mu pa3-da
5. sag-us2
6. e2 {d}en-lil2-ka
7. lugal kal-ga
8. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
9. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
10. {d}en#-ki#
11. lugal ki#-ag2#-ga2#-ni#-ir#
12. abzu ki#-ag2#-ga2#-ni#
13. mu-na-du3
surface b
  (abraded)
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
2. {d}en-lil2-le
3. nibru{ki}-a
4. mu pa3-da
5. sag-us2
6. e2 {d}en-lil2-ka
7. lugal kal-ga
8. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
9. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba-ke4
10. [{d}]en#-ki#
11. lugal# ki#-ag2#-[ga2-ni-ir]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Official or display (witness Royal Inscription; Amarsuen 5; building of Abzu for Enki; dups.CBS15329,15334,16465,16538; cf.Hallo, HUCA 33, p.35; Karki)
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 3/2.01.03.15 composite (P432270) Q000988 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P227159

Physical information

Artifact type Brick
Dimensions 330.0 mm × 180.0 mm × 75.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 84-26-006
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn) 224541
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.84-26-6
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P227159

References

  • primary: RIME 3/2, .01.03.15, ex. 38

    [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: JCS 37 (pp. 229-248), 233, no.18E

    [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: StOr 58, p.75f.

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

  • history: CBI, no. 26,

    [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.

    also Steible, NBW 2, p.227

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
2024-08-02 at 10:52:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 13:12:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 18:45:26 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
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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:48 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-18 at 08:49:47 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 3/2.01.03.15, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227159.
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P227159). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227159 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227159 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227159},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RIME 3/2.01.03.15, Ex. 38 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227159.
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 artifact entry (No. P227159). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227159 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227159 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. 38 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227159},
}


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